DraculaJonathan Harker, a young English lawyer, travels to Castle Dracula in the Eastern European country of Transylvania to conclude a real estate transaction with a nobleman named Count Dracula. As Harker wends his way through the picturesque countryside, the local peasants warn him about his destination, giving him crucifixes and other charms against evil and uttering strange words that Harker later translates into "vampire." Frightened but no less determined, Harker meets the count's carriage as planned. The journey to the castle is harrowing, and the carriage is nearly attacked by angry wolves along the way. Upon arriving at the crumbling old castle, Harker finds that the elderly Dracula is a well educated and hospitable gentleman. After only a few days, however, Harker realizes that he is effectively a prisoner in the castle. |
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... door , so I guess I must have been sleeping soundly then . I had for break- fast more paprika , and a sort of porridge of maize flour which they said was " mamaliga , " and egg - plant stuffed with forcemeat , a very excellent dish ...
... door , so I guess I must have been sleeping soundly then . I had for break- fast more paprika , and a sort of porridge of maize flour which they said was " mamaliga , " and egg - plant stuffed with forcemeat , a very excellent dish ...
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... door I faced a cheery- looking elderly woman in the usual peasant dress — white undergarment with long double apron , front , and back , of coloured stuff fitting almost too tight for modesty . When I came close she bowed and said ...
... door I faced a cheery- looking elderly woman in the usual peasant dress — white undergarment with long double apron , front , and back , of coloured stuff fitting almost too tight for modesty . When I came close she bowed and said ...
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... door - which they call by a name meaning " word - bearer " came and listened , and then looked at me , most of them pityingly . I could hear a lot of words often repeated , queer words , for there were many nationalities in the crowd ...
... door - which they call by a name meaning " word - bearer " came and listened , and then looked at me , most of them pityingly . I could hear a lot of words often repeated , queer words , for there were many nationalities in the crowd ...
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... door , old and studded with large iron nails , and set in a project- ing doorway of massive stone . I could see even in the dim light that the stone was massively carved , but that the carving had been much worn by time and weather . As ...
... door , old and studded with large iron nails , and set in a project- ing doorway of massive stone . I could see even in the dim light that the stone was massively carved , but that the carving had been much worn by time and weather . As ...
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... door , and saw through the chinks the gleam of a coming light . Then there was the sound of rattling chains and the clanking of massive bolts drawn back . A key was turned with the loud grating noise of long disuse , and the great door ...
... door , and saw through the chinks the gleam of a coming light . Then there was the sound of rattling chains and the clanking of massive bolts drawn back . A key was turned with the loud grating noise of long disuse , and the great door ...
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