
BRAM STOKER: 12 Novels in One Volume (Horror Classics Series)
Enriched edition. A Gothic Feast of Chilling Tales and Macabre IntrigueBy Bram StokerLength108h 51m
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In "Bram Stoker: 12 Novels in One Volume", readers are introduced to a quintessential collection of Stoker's literary genius, encapsulating the rich tapestry of his contributions to the gothic horror genre. This anthology includes not only the seminal work, "Dracula," but also a selection of lesser-known yet equally haunting tales, showcasing Stoker's mastery in crafting atmospheric narratives infused with emotional complexity and moral undertones. His distinctive style, marked by epistolary form and vivid imagery, transports readers into a world of suspense and the uncanny, reflecting the Victorian fascination with the supernatural and the unknown. Bram Stoker (1847-1912) was an Irish author and theater manager whose experiences in theater and folklore heavily influenced his writing. Growing up in Dublin, he was deeply affected by the eerie landscapes and rich mythology of his homeland. His career was punctuated by a profound curiosity about the cultural anxieties of his time, particularly concerning sexuality and death, which are vividly explored throughout his body of work. Stoker's engagement with contemporary literary circles, especially his friendship with the likes of Oscar Wilde, further shaped his narrative innovation and thematic exploration. This comprehensive anthology is a must-read for fans of literary horror and those inclined toward gothic literature. By immersing yourself in this volume, you will gain insight into the intricacies of human fears and desires as articulated by Stoker, an author whose works continue to reverberate through contemporary popular culture. Ideal for scholars and enthusiasts alike, this collection is both an academic resource and an exhilarating journey into the depths of the human psyche.
In this enriched edition, we have carefully created added value for your reading experience:
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreHorror
Length108 hrs 51 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 12, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
130Fore-Glimpse
2Introduction
131CHAPTER I—Stephen
3Author Biography
132CHAPTER II—The Heart of a Child
4Historical Context
133CHAPTER III—Harold
5Synopsis (Selection)
134CHAPTER IV—Harold at Normanstand
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6Chapter I.
135CHAPTER V—The Crypt
7Chapter II.
136CHAPTER VI—A Visit to Oxford
8Chapter III.
137CHAPTER VII—The Need of Knowing
9Chapter IV.
138CHAPTER VIII—The T-Cart
10Chapter V.
139CHAPTER IX—In the Spring
11Chapter VI.
140CHAPTER X—The Resolve
12Chapter VII.
141CHAPTER XI—The Meeting
13Chapter VIII.
142CHAPTER XII—On the Road Home
14Chapter IX.
143CHAPTER XIII—Harold’s Resolve
15Chapter X.
144CHAPTER XIV—The Beech Grove
16Chapter XI.
145CHAPTER XV—The End of the Meeting
17Chapter XII.
146CHAPTER XVI—A Private Conversation
18Chapter XIII.
147CHAPTER XVII—A Business Transaction
19Chapter XIV.
148CHAPTER XVIII—More Business
20Chapter XV.
149CHAPTER XIX—A Letter
21Chapter XVI.
150CHAPTER XX—Confidences
22Chapter XVII.
151CHAPTER XXI—The Duty of Courtesy
23Chapter XVIII.
152CHAPTER XXII—Fixing the Bounds
24Chapter XIX.
153CHAPTER XXIII—The Man
25Chapter XX.
154CHAPTER XXIV—From the Deeps
26Chapter XXI.
155CHAPTER XXV—A Little Child Shall Lead
27Chapter XXII.
156CHAPTER XXVI—A Noble Offer
28Chapter XXIII.
157CHAPTER XXVII—Age’s Wisdom
29Chapter XXIV.
158CHAPTER XXVIII—De Lannoy
30Chapter XXV.
159CHAPTER XXIX—The Silver Lady
31Chapter XXVI.
160CHAPTER XXX—The Lesson of the Wilderness
32Chapter XXVII.
161CHAPTER XXXI—The Life-Line
33CHAPTER I. A Sudden Storm.
162CHAPTER XXXII—‘To Be God and Able to Do Things’
34CHAPTER II. The Lost Crown of Gold.
163CHAPTER XXXIII—The Queen’s Room
35CHAPTER III. The Gombeen Man.
164CHAPTER XXXIV—Waiting
36CHAPTER IV. The Secrets of the Bog.
165CHAPTER XXXV—A Cry
37CHAPTER V. On Knocknacar.
166CHAPTER XXXVI—Light
38CHAPTER VI. Confidences.
167CHAPTER XXXVII—Golden Silence
39CHAPTER VII. Vanished.
168BOOK I: The Will of Roger Melton
40CHAPTER VIII. A Visit to Joyce.
169BOOK II: Vissarion
41CHAPTER IX. My New Property.
170BOOK III: The Coming of the Lady
42CHAPTEE X. In the Cliff Fields.
171BOOK IV: Under the Flagstaff
43CHAPTER XI. Un Mauvais Quart d'Heure.
172BOOK V: A Ritual at Midnight
44CHAPTER XII. Bog-Fishing and Schooling.
173BOOK VI: The Pursuit in the Forest
45CHAPTER XIII. Murdock's Wooing.
174BOOK VII: The Empire of the Air
46CHAPTER XIV. A Trip to Paris.
175BOOK VIII: The Flashing of the Handjar
47CHAPTEE XV. A Midnight Treasure Hunt.
176BOOK IX: Balka
48CHAPTER XVI. A Grim Warning.
177CHAPTER I—Adam Salton Arrives
49CHAPTER XVII. The Catastrophe.
178CHAPTER II—The Caswalls of Castra Regis
50CHAPTER XVIII. The Fulfilment.
179CHAPTER III—Diana’s Grove
51The Watter's Mou'
180CHAPTER IV—The Lady Arabella March
52Chapter I
181CHAPTER V—The White Worm
53Chapter II
182CHAPTER VI—Hawk and Pigeon
54Chapter III
183CHAPTER VII—Oolanga
55Chapter IV
184CHAPTER VIII—Survivals
56Chapter V
185CHAPTER IX—Smelling Death
57CHAPTER I Second Sight
186CHAPTER X—The Kite
58CHAPTER II Gormala
187CHAPTER XI—Mesmer’s Chest
59CHAPTER III An Ancient Rune
188CHAPTER XII—The Chest Opened
60CHAPTER IV Lammas Floods
189CHAPTER XIII—Oolanga’s Hallucinations
61CHAPTER V The Mystery of the Sea
190CHAPTER XIV—Battle Renewed
62CHAPTER VI The Ministers of the Doom
191CHAPTER XV—On the Track
63CHAPTER VII From Other Ages and the Ends of the Earth
192CHAPTER XVI—A Visit of Sympathy
64CHAPTER VIII A Run on the Beach
193CHAPTER XVII—The Mystery of “The Grove”
65CHAPTER IX Confidences and Secret Writing
194CHAPTER XVIII—Exit Oolanga
66CHAPTER X A Clear Horizon
195CHAPTER XIX—An Enemy in the Dark
67CHAPTER XI In the Twilight
196CHAPTER XX—Metabolism
68CHAPTER XII The Cipher
197CHAPTER XXI—Green Light
69CHAPTER XIII A Ride Through the Mountains
198CHAPTER XXII—At Close Quarters
70CHAPTER XIV A Secret Shared
199CHAPTER XXIII—In the Enemy’s House
71CHAPTER XV A Peculiar Dinner-Party
200CHAPTER XXIV—A Startling Proposition
72CHAPTER XVI Revelations
201CHAPTER XXV—The Last Battle
73CHAPTER XVII Sam Adams’s Task
202CHAPTER XXVI—Face to Face
74CHAPTER XVIII Fireworks and Joan of Arc
203CHAPTER XXVII—On the Turret Roof
75CHAPTER XIX On Changing One’s Name
204CHAPTER XXVIII—The Breaking of the Storm
76CHAPTER XX Comradeship
2051.—A Happy Home
77CHAPTER XXI The Old Far West and the New
2062.—To and Fro
78CHAPTER XXII Crom Castle
2073.—An Opening
79CHAPTER XXIII Secret Service
2084.—The New Life
80CHAPTER XXIV A Subtle Plan
2095.—How the New Life Began
81CHAPTER XXV Inductive Ratiocination
2106.—A Summons
82CHAPTER XXVI A Whole Wedding Day
2117.—Katey’s Trials
83CHAPTER XXVII Entrance to the Cavern
2128.—Down the Hill
84CHAPTER XXVIII Voices in the Dark
2139.—The Trail of the Serpent
85CHAPTER XXIX The Monument
21410.—The End of the Journey
86CHAPTER XXX The Secret Passage
2151.
87CHAPTER XXXI Marjory’s Adventure
2162.
88CHAPTER XXXII The Lost Script
2173.
89CHAPTER XXXIII Don Bernardino
2184.
90CHAPTER XXXIV The Accolade
2195.
91CHAPTER XXXV The Pope’s Treasure
2206
92CHAPTER XXXVI The Rising Tide
2217.
93CHAPTER XXXVII Round the Clock
2228.
94CHAPTER XXXVIII The Duty of a Wife
2239.
95CHAPTER XXXIX An Unexpected Visitor
224I. On the "Cryptic"
96CHAPTER XL The Redemption of a Trust
225II. In Italy
97CHAPTER XLI Treasure Trove
226III. De Hooge’s Spruit
98CHAPTER XLII A Struggle
227IV. The Bird-Cage
99CHAPTER XLIII The Honour of a Spaniard
228V. An Adventure
100CHAPTER XLIV The Voice in the Dust
229VI. True Heart’s Content
101CHAPTER XLV Danger
230VII. A Discussion
102CHAPTER XLVI Ardiffery Manse
231VIII. “Look at Me!”
103CHAPTER XLVII The Dumb Can Speak
232IX. The Car of Destiny
104CHAPTER XLVIII Dunbuy Haven
233X. A Letter
105CHAPTER XLIX GOrmala’s Last Help
234XI. The Beautiful Twilight
106CHAPTER L The Eyes of the Dead
235XII. Echo of a Tragedy
107CHAPTER LI In The Sea Fog
236XIII. Instinctive Planning
108CHAPTER LII The Skares
237XIV. A Banquet on Olympus
109CHAPTER LIII From the Deep
238XV. “Stop!”
110APPENDICES
239XVI. A Painful Journey
111Chapter I A Summons in the Night
240XVII. The Sheriff
112Chapter II Strange Instructions
241XVIII. Pursuit
113Chapter III The Watchers
242XIX. Declaration of War
114Chapter IV The Second Attempt
243XX. Knowledge of Law
115Chapter V More Strange Instructions
244XXI. Application of Law
116Chapter VI Suspicions
245XXII. The Hatchet Buried
117Chapter VII The Traveller's Loss
246XXIII. A Harmony in Gray
118Chapter VIII The Finding of the Lamps
2471. Grandfather’s Story
119Chapter IX The Need of Knowledge
2482. Doggett’s Coat and Badge
120Chapter X The Valley of the Sorcerer
2493. The Gold Buttons
121Chapter XI A Queen's Tomb
2504. Rafe’s Opportunity
122Chapter XII The Magic Coffer
2515. In the Dead Watch of the Night
123Chapter XIII Awaking From the Trance
2526. Preparations for the Journey
124Chapter XIV The Birth-Mark
2537. Near Much Hadam
125Chapter XV The Purpose of Queen Tera
2548. In Finsbury Square
126Chapter XVI The Cavern
2559. At Cheyne Walk
127Chapter XVII Doubts and Fears
256Analysis
128Chapter XVIII The Lesson of the "Ka"
257Reflection
129Chapter XIX The Great Experiment
258Memorable Quotes