內容簡介
內容簡介 所有浪漫的、鬼魅的吸血鬼故事起點:闇黑伯爵德古拉現身!有史以來最成功熱銷的大眾小說 暮光之城、噬血真愛、凡赫辛的創作基石!即便尖酸刻薄的書評遲遲未將此書納入學術經典之中,但你只要看看現代還有多少作家在寫精采暢銷的吸血鬼故事,就能清楚明白這部作品歷久不衰的影響力--除非你還沒看過這本書。吸血鬼,一個流傳了好幾個世紀的神祕東歐鄉野傳說,不知該算是人還是妖的不死族類,終於在布蘭姆.史鐸克驚人的敘事筆下,化身邪惡又魅惑的德古拉伯爵,全面入侵人類的集體幻想世界……他攻占了小說、漫畫、電影膠捲、可笑的早餐穀片盒甚至是化裝舞會上常見的獠牙與斗篷,從恐怖驚悚的駭人角色轉移成浪漫專情的癡心男子--哪一個才是他的真實面貌?他潛入人類世界的用意何在?《德古拉》一書或許無法解釋他留下的一道道謎團,但至少帶領我們回到故事的最初,一窺百年驚世傳奇的開始。【吸血鬼獵人們的手札】強納森.哈克的日記--這個化為人形的東西是什麼怪物?我害怕,我真的害怕,而且我無路可逃。我被恐懼緊緊包圍,讓我不敢往下想……約翰.西華德醫生的日記--頸靜脈外面有兩個小孔,不太大,沒有感染的跡象,但傷口周圍有些潰爛。這必然是她大量失血的關鍵,可是這根本是不可能的事……米娜.莫瑞的日記--他的臉看起來不懷好意,冷酷無情又充滿肉慾,大大的白色利牙襯著血紅色的唇,看起來更雪白,而且像動物的牙齒一樣向外突出……亞伯拉罕.凡赫辛教授留給西華德醫生的字條--……揪出這個力量強大的活死人,割下他的頭顱,用木樁穿過他的身體,如此一來,這個世界才能免除他的威脅。如果真的發生意外,那就再見了。透過強納森以速記書寫的日記、米娜和摯友露西往返的信件、西華德醫生的診療報告、凡赫辛教授發送的電報訊息等等,我們知道,神祕的德古拉伯爵就要來了。沒有人清楚他的來歷,只曉得他會讓年輕的女子面容枯槁、血氣盡耗,死後露出長長的白牙,並自石棺逃出,尋找下一個犧牲者--原來德古拉伯爵是不折不扣、讓人聞風喪膽的吸血鬼!他為何千里迢迢從東歐來到英國?他將帶來怎樣的危害?要如何才能抵擋吸血鬼大軍的入侵?英雄們戰戰兢兢,決心挺身而出,開戰時刻即將到來!本書中文書介出自《德古拉》如果出版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.Designed to appeal to the booklover, the Macmillan Collector's Library is a series of beautiful gift editions of much loved classic titles. Macmillan Collector's Library are books to love and treasure.
作者介紹
作者介紹 Abraham Stoker was born near Dublin in 1847. He was virtually bedridden with an unidentified illness until the age of seven. After graduating from Trinity College, he followed his father into a career as a civil servant in Dublin castle, writing journalism and short stories in his spare time. In 1876 he met the actor Henry Irving and two years later became manager of Irving's Lyceum Theatre in London. Through Oscar Wilde's parents, Stoker met his wife Florence Balcombe. He wrote many books of which only Dracula (1897) is widely remembered. He died in 1912.