Dracula

　　倫敦房地產界的年輕律師強納生．哈克，從倫敦到外西凡尼亞去見一位想在倫敦置產的德古拉伯爵。當哈克前往德古拉伯爵所居住的古堡來商談這筆生意時，發 現德古拉的行為舉止非常古怪，且城堡內竟然連一個僕人都沒有，他慢慢地意識到自己被當作囚犯，受困於古堡，於是他試圖逃脫。

　　同時，哈 克的未婚妻米娜與好友露西一起到一個海濱小鎮度假。一日海邊停了一艘無人駕駛的船，海岸巡邏員在舵輪上發現船長的屍體，於是人們便幫船長舉行喪禮。沒想到 喪禮後，露西開始夢遊，夜晚外出，米娜非常擔心露西，就四處尋找，直到在墓園裡發現一個黑色身影俯身彎向露西．．．。究竟強納森能不能逃出古堡？俯身彎向 露西的黑影又是誰？米娜可以拯救露西嗎？

　　《吸血鬼》為布拉姆．斯托克所著的恐怖小說，曾多次被改編成舞台劇和電影。這個題材總是能帶給觀眾刺激恐怖，有時甚至使他們因恐懼而在夜裡保持清醒。這本小說的成功和流行，也使得「德古拉」成為吸血鬼的代名詞。

　　本書中譯本<<吸血鬼>>由寂天出版

　　When Jonathan Harker is summoned to Transylvania to finalize a property deal for the mysterious Count Dracula, he stumbles upon an ancient evil he is unprepared to face. When that evil escapes to England, the entire nation is suddenly under threat and only an aged vampire hunter, Professor Abraham Van Helsing, can put a stop to the bloodshed.

　　Sensual, dark and thrilling, Bram Stoker's Dracula remains the seminal work of Gothic fiction, and in this elegant Macmillan Collector's Library edition, which includes an illuminating afterword by Jonty Claypole, readers can experience the horror and excitement as never before.

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Bram Stoker

　　Bram Stoker 1847年出生於都柏林郊區的克隆塔夫，他是愛爾蘭籍的英國小說家。1897年出版了以吸血鬼為題材的哥德式恐怖小說 《吸血鬼》 (Dracula) 並因此成名，這本小說和另一位愛爾蘭作家Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu的《女吸血鬼卡蜜拉》(Camilla) 一起成為吸血鬼文學的經典小說。

　　Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847 - 1912) was educated at Trinity College, Dublin and joined the Irish Civil Service before his love of theatre led him to become the unpaid drama critic for the Dublin Mail. He went on to act as as manager and secretary for the actor Sir Henry Irving, while writing his novels, the most famous of which is Dracula.

　　Maurice Hindle teaches at the Open University.