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"Dracula," by Bram Stoker, is part of the "Barnes and NobleClassics"" "series, which offers quality editions at affordableprices to the student and the general reader, including newscholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully craftedextras. Here are some of the remarkable features of "Barnes andNoble Classics": New introductions commissioned from today's topwriters and scholars Biographies of the authors Chronologies ofcontemporary historical, biographical, and cultural eventsFootnotes and endnotes Selective discussions of imitations,parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, andfilms inspired by the work Comments by other famous authors Studyquestions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectationsBibliographies for further reading Indices and Glossaries, whenappropriate/LI/ULAll editions are beautifully designed and areprinted to superior specifications; some include illustrations ofhistorical interest. "Barnes and Noble Classics "pulls together aconstellation of influences--biographical, historical, andliterary--to enrich each reader's understanding of these enduringworks."" "Count Dracula" has inspired countless movies, books, andplays. But few, if any, have been fully faithful to Bram Stoker'soriginal, best-selling novel of mystery and horror, love and death,sin and redemption. "Dracula" chronicles the vampire's journey fromTransylvania to the nighttime streets of London. There, he searchesfor the blood of strong men and beautiful women while his enemiesplot to rid the world of his frightful power. Today's critics see"Dracula" as a virtual textbook on Victorian repression of theerotic and fear of female sexuality. In it, Stoker created a newword for terror, a new myth to feed our nightmares, and a characterwho will outlive us all. Brooke Allen is a book critic whose workhas appeared in numerous publications including The AtlanticMonthly, The New Criterion, The New York Times Book Review, TheWall Street Journal, and The Hudson Review. A collection of heressays, "Twentieth-Century Attitudes," will be published in2003.