The Greatest Short Stories of Bram Stoker (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Occult & Supernatural Tales, Gothic Horror Classics & Dark Fantasy CollectionsBy Bram Stoker
Length24h 31m
About this audiobook
The Greatest Short Stories of Bram Stoker gathers the author's most compelling shorter fiction, revealing the breadth behind the fame of Dracula. These tales move through Gothic terror, uncanny folklore, moral melodrama, and psychological unease, often blending Victorian sensation with a precise sense of place and atmosphere. Stoker's prose is theatrical, richly visual, and attentive to suspense, placing him within the late nineteenth-century tradition of supernatural fiction alongside writers such as Le Fanu, Stevenson, and M. R. James. Bram Stoker, born in Dublin in 1847, was shaped by Irish storytelling traditions, a childhood marked by illness, and a career steeped in the dramatic arts. As business manager for the actor Henry Irving and the Lyceum Theatre, he developed an instinct for pacing, spectacle, and emotional climax. His legal training, journalistic work, and fascination with folklore and modern anxieties all informed his fiction's distinctive mixture of rational detail and imaginative dread. This collection is recommended to readers who know Stoker only through Dracula, as well as to admirers of classic Gothic literature. It offers a vivid introduction to his narrative range and a rewarding portrait of Victorian fear, desire, and mystery.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to 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
Rating★★★★ 4.2 (257)
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GenreHorror
Length24 hrs 31 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 24, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Greatest Short Stories of Bram Stoker (Annotated)
26A Corner in Dwarfs
2Introduction
27A Criminal Star
3Author Biography
28A Star Trap
4Historical Context
29A Moon-Light Effect
5Synopsis (Selection)
30Under the Sunset
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6Dracula's Guest
31The Rose Prince
7The Judge's House
32The Invisible Giant
8The Squaw
33The Shadow Builder
9The Secret of the Growing Gold
34How 7 Went Mad
10The Gipsy Prophecy
35Lies and Lilies
11The Coming of Abel Behenna
36The Castle of the King
12The Burial of the Rats
37The Wondrous Child
13A Dream of Red Hands
38The Red Stockade
14Crooken Sands
39The Dualists
15The Occasion
40Bis Dat Qui Non Cito Dat
16A Lesson in Pets
41Halcyon Days
17Coggins's Property
42Rumours of War
18The Slim Syrens
43The Tucket Sounds
19A New Departure in Art
44The First Crusade
20Mick the Devil
45'Let the Dead Past Bury It's Dead'
21In Fear of Death
46A Cloud with Golden Lining
22At Last
47The Crystal Cup
23Chin Music
48I. The Dream-Birth
24A Deputy Waiter
49II. The Feast of Beauty
25Work'us
50III. The Story of the Moonbeam
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