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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... turning to me he said in German worse than my own : — " There is no carriage here . The Herr is not expected after all . He will now come on to Bukovina , and return to- morrow or the next day ; better the next day . " Whilst he was ...
... turning to me he said in German worse than my own : — " There is no carriage here . The Herr is not expected after all . He will now come on to Bukovina , and return to- morrow or the next day ; better the next day . " Whilst he was ...
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... turned to us . He said to the driver : - " You are early to - night , my friend . " The man stam- mered in reply : - " The English Herr was in a hurry , " to which the stranger replied : — " That is why , I suppose , you wished him to ...
... turned to us . He said to the driver : - " You are early to - night , my friend . " The man stam- mered in reply : - " The English Herr was in a hurry , " to which the stranger replied : — " That is why , I suppose , you wished him to ...
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... turned down a narrow roadway which ran sharply to the right . Soon we were hemmed in with trees , which in places ... turning his head to left and right , but I could not see anything through the dark- ness . Suddenly , away on our left ...
... turned down a narrow roadway which ran sharply to the right . Soon we were hemmed in with trees , which in places ... turning his head to left and right , but I could not see anything through the dark- ness . Suddenly , away on our left ...
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... turned with the loud grating noise of long disuse , and the great door swung back . Within , stood a tall old man , clean shaven save for a long white moustache , and clad in black from head to foot , without a single speck of colour ...
... turned with the loud grating noise of long disuse , and the great door swung back . Within , stood a tall old man , clean shaven save for a long white moustache , and clad in black from head to foot , without a single speck of colour ...
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... turned the conversation by pre- tending not to understand ; but generally he answered all I asked most frankly . Then as time went on , and I had got somewhat bolder , I asked him of some of the strange things of the preceding night ...
... turned the conversation by pre- tending not to understand ; but generally he answered all I asked most frankly . Then as time went on , and I had got somewhat bolder , I asked him of some of the strange things of the preceding night ...
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