--- product_id: 53358871 title: "Dracula (Wordsworth Classics)" price: "£6.28" currency: GBP in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53358871-dracula-wordsworth-classics store_origin: GB region: United Kingdom --- # Dracula (Wordsworth Classics) **Price:** £6.28 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Dracula (Wordsworth Classics) - **How much does it cost?** £6.28 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.co.uk](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53358871-dracula-wordsworth-classics) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Bram Stoker's Dracula, a captivating supernatural narrative featuring a vivid description of the demonic title character, has enthralled readers for generations. Review: Count me in - It seemed about time that to read this gothic classic. It didn't seem right to read it during the summer, given it's dark nature, so I waited for cold, dark and rainy November before reading it. Like so many classics, I could have given you a reasonable appraisal of the plot before I'd even read it. However, vampire folklore has become so convoluted in recent years with the pop culture of Buffy, Twilight and True Blood that it could be hard to discern the wheat from the chaff. However, I hoped to come to this with as open a mind as possible. The book is divided into two very distinct parts. The opening third of the book is set in Transylvania, and gives the account of Jonathan Harker's time as a guest in Castle Dracula. This section reads almost like a short story, with the rest of the book being tagged on the end to make it into a novel. The style of writing is that of a composition of letters, journals, telegrams and memoranda from various characters, although Stoker has spent little effort in distinguishing the individual voices from their writings. i.e. all the characters write with the same mannerisms. This makes the book feel like an early literary equivalent of "found footage" films such as The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity, and I think that they do owe some debt to Stoker for this style. This first third is an absolute masterpiece and the zenith of gothic fiction. The remainder, where the action moves to England, is still good, but doesn't quite live up to the blistering opening. There are a number of new characters suddenly introduced into the plot, though the author only expands on a few of these, with 2 characters in particular, having a very similar role in the book, though with little to distinguish between them. The flow of the book is very good for the most part, though Stoker's keen interest in hypnotism led him to use it as a plot device in some places, which left me feeling a bit cheated, considering how contrived it felt. But that shouldn't detract from a classic book. While it has been copied and derived from since, none have come close to Stoker's original. I would highly recommend this to anyone considering reading it. Review: Dracula - a classic - beautiful cover for a fantastic novel - Dracula - a classic - beautiful cover for a fantastic novel ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 2,387 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 10 in Classic Horror 39 in Ghost Horror 212 in Fiction Classics (Books) | | Customer reviews | 4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars (1,865) | | Dimensions | 12.5 x 2 x 19.5 cm | | Edition | New | | ISBN-10 | 185326086X | | ISBN-13 | 978-1853260865 | | Item weight | 227 g | | Language | English | | Print length | 352 pages | | Publication date | 5 April 1993 | | Publisher | Wordsworth Editions | ## Images ![Dracula (Wordsworth Classics) - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81llevL5QJL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Count me in *by S***S on 30 November 2010* It seemed about time that to read this gothic classic. It didn't seem right to read it during the summer, given it's dark nature, so I waited for cold, dark and rainy November before reading it. Like so many classics, I could have given you a reasonable appraisal of the plot before I'd even read it. However, vampire folklore has become so convoluted in recent years with the pop culture of Buffy, Twilight and True Blood that it could be hard to discern the wheat from the chaff. However, I hoped to come to this with as open a mind as possible. The book is divided into two very distinct parts. The opening third of the book is set in Transylvania, and gives the account of Jonathan Harker's time as a guest in Castle Dracula. This section reads almost like a short story, with the rest of the book being tagged on the end to make it into a novel. The style of writing is that of a composition of letters, journals, telegrams and memoranda from various characters, although Stoker has spent little effort in distinguishing the individual voices from their writings. i.e. all the characters write with the same mannerisms. This makes the book feel like an early literary equivalent of "found footage" films such as The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity, and I think that they do owe some debt to Stoker for this style. This first third is an absolute masterpiece and the zenith of gothic fiction. The remainder, where the action moves to England, is still good, but doesn't quite live up to the blistering opening. There are a number of new characters suddenly introduced into the plot, though the author only expands on a few of these, with 2 characters in particular, having a very similar role in the book, though with little to distinguish between them. The flow of the book is very good for the most part, though Stoker's keen interest in hypnotism led him to use it as a plot device in some places, which left me feeling a bit cheated, considering how contrived it felt. But that shouldn't detract from a classic book. While it has been copied and derived from since, none have come close to Stoker's original. I would highly recommend this to anyone considering reading it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Dracula - a classic - beautiful cover for a fantastic novel *by V***A on 23 December 2025* Dracula - a classic - beautiful cover for a fantastic novel ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A chilling epistolary tale *by J***N on 6 August 2011* I have to admit that I purchased Dracula almost as an afterthought and left it to gather dust on the bookshelf for a year. I started reading it though a few days ago and having just finished it am glad to impart my two cents. What can I say?....It was gripping. Stoker is proved as a skilled writer for his superb balance of suspense, mood, reasoning, action and macabre imagery. The documentative style utterly had me in the thralls of the characters and their predicaments; even more so when something troubling or chilling occurred or threatened to do so serving only to pull me deeper and deeper into the nightmarish reality of the Count. Several other reviews point out issues with the pacing especially with regards to the middle of the novel. I don't believe this to be an issue although I will be honest and say I had to employ an act of will in order to get by 2 or 3 chapters in the last quarter of it. One might attribute this to the fact that I was up all night finishing it though. :) There are several contrived scenarios regarding character proximity which have to be taken with a fairly large grain of salt but since it was quite obviously intentional it poses no problem as long as the reader can suspend belief. Van Helsing can be long winded at times which in and of itself would not be troublesome but for the fact that his English is only passably grammatically correct which forced me to at times jump back a line or even paragraph or two to discern his true meaning. There is a flip side to this coin however as I can't imagine Stoker painting him with a different brush. It is therefore that Van Helsing's mode of speech is both a blessing and a curse. Stoker weaves his plot and characters tightly, interlacing polarising myriad feelings and themes of love and hate, sadness and joy, hope and despair, sickness and health and ultimately life and death. An emotional roller coaster that is worth your attention and at £2 what more could you ask for? In closing you may wonder why I have not touched deeply upon the antagonist. I will leave that to Stoker. "It seemed as if the whole awful creature were simply gorged with blood; he lay like a filthy leech, exhausted with his repletion." ## Frequently Bought Together - Dracula by Bram Stoker - Paperback - Wordsworth Editions Frankenstein --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53358871-dracula-wordsworth-classics](https://www.desertcart.co.uk/products/53358871-dracula-wordsworth-classics) --- *Product available on Desertcart United Kingdom* *Store origin: GB* *Last updated: 2026-05-16*