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Dracula's Guest Audiobook

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Read By: James Langton Publisher: Ascent Audio Listen Time: at 1.0x Speed 0.33 hours at 1.5x Speed 0.25 hours at 2.0x Speed Release Date: May 2013 Format: Unabridged Audiobook ISBN: 9781469055978

Quick Stats About this Audiobook

Total Audiobook Chapters:

1

Longest Chapter Length:

33:28 minutes

Shortest Chapter Length:

33:28 minutes

Average Chapter Length:

33:28 minutes

Audiobooks by this Author:

64

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Publisher Description

Dracula’s Guest is believed to be the deleted first chapter of Stoker’s masterpiece, Dracula, removed because the publisher felt the chapter was unnecessary due to the length of the manuscript. In the preface to the 1914 short story collection Dracula's Guest And Other Weird Stories, Stoker’s widow, Florence Bram Stoker, notes “To his original list of stories in this book, I have added an hitherto unpublished episode from Dracula. It was originally excised owing to the length of the book, and may prove of interest to the many readers of what is considered my husband's most remarkable work.” Despite the widow Stoker’s prefaced note and supporting evidence, some Stoker scholars, including Elizabeth Miller, do not believe that the story was indeed the deleted chapter. Dracula’s Guest tells the story of an unnamed Englishman visiting Munich before departing for Transylvania. Ignoring the warning of his hotelier to return early, the Englishman ventures out to explore an abandoned village. In this village, during a raging storm, he encounters several otherworldly beings and is unsure of the exact events of the night.

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"This book contains some little known stories by Bram Stoker, many of which I consider to be better stories of the gothic horror genre than Dracula. Of course Dracula is much longer, giving more space to descriptions and character development. Still a very good read."

— Thomas (4 out of 5 stars)

Dracula's Guest Listener Reviews

Overall Performance: 3.41176470588235 out of 53.41176470588235 out of 53.41176470588235 out of 53.41176470588235 out of 53.41176470588235 out of 5 (3.41)
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  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " An interesting addition for Stoker fans "

    — Shalini, 2/9/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Having pushed myself through reading The Lair of the White Worm collected in this edition, I'm much more in awe of the reworking done for the movie of the same name. I even NetFlix'd the old chestnut and still found it much more delightful than Bram Stoker's original. I did enjoy a few of the short stories in here, but don't think that anyone except a completist need read these. Excepting Dracula, Stoker is not the master of horror that everyone thinks he must me. "

    — Bill, 2/3/2014
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Interesting. Some horror, some not. Some boring, some not. Overall still one of my favorite authors. "

    — Brenna, 2/1/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " A really enjoyable collection of horror and macarbe tales. And a lot more interesting and easily digestable than those of say Poe. These stories are really alive and bursting with ideas, and although they are all very short stories (I read the book in an afternoon), they all feel well paced. "

    — Amanda, 1/31/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " This is actually a chapter that was cut from Dracula. "

    — Joy, 1/19/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Creepsome stuff! "

    — Nicole, 1/14/2014
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Enjoyed several of the stories in this collection, including Dracula's Guest, The Judge's House, The Squaw, and the Dream of Red Hands. "

    — JoAnn, 10/18/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " this is a series of short stories by Bram Stoker. I did like it, but some of the stories moved S-L-O-W-L-Y and I'll confess - there were a few I didn't finish. But that's the beauty of a book of short stories - you can pick and choose! "

    — Barbara, 9/28/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " More horror from the author of Dracula! Now in the public domain, with a free electronic copy available here. "

    — arg/machine, 9/19/2013
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " Horror in the stye of Hitchcock. Absolutely delightful short stories to raise the hairs on your neck. Far superior than any of the common "scary stories to tell in the dark." Worthy of intellectual analysis and fun frights. "

    — David, 9/16/2013
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " Loved it. Very Victorian in the way that women are always fainting and men are always quoting the bible, but it does a good job of being just creepy and addictive enough to keep you reading while not losing its old-fashioned charm. "

    — Elizabeth, 9/2/2013
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " Dracula's Guest is pretty good. The rest.. not so hot. "

    — Dave, 12/15/2012
  • Overall Performance: 3 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 53 out of 5

    " scaryyy "

    — Tajli, 9/27/2012
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " He was right to remove this passage from the beginning of Dracula; it would have been like opening with a show-stopper. It holds up on its own. "

    — Ben, 4/6/2011
  • Overall Performance: 4 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 54 out of 5

    " I enjoyed this, to an extent more than Dracula. My particular favorites were Burial of rats and Crooken Sands. There is in the last story, Crooken Sands something of a suggestion of a more postmodernist view of the world, but this is dismissed at the end. "

    — Nichola, 2/2/2010
  • Overall Performance: 5 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 55 out of 5

    " These are REALLY scary stories! Why did I read these before bedtime! "

    — Karen, 9/22/2009
  • Overall Performance: 2 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 52 out of 5

    " Solo para los que les guste mucho esta onda de Vampiros y Hombres Lobos... "

    — Arq, 8/3/2009

About Bram Stoker

Abraham “Bram” Stoker (1847–1912) was an Irish novelist and short-story writer best known for his vampire novel, Dracula. His other works include The Mystery of the Sea, The Jewel of the Seven Stars, The Man, and The Lair of the White Worm.

About James Langton

James Langton, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and later as a musician at the Guildhall School in London. He has worked in radio, film, and television, also appearing in theater in England and on Broadway. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002.