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V tajemném Údolí kouzelníka, kam se obávají vkročit i otrlí beduíni, spí v nepřístupné hrobce královna Tera, panovnice z thébské dynastie. Nadčasově krásná a nesmírně schopná žena, která ovládla Egypt, je ještě dlouho po své smrti trnem v oku všemocnému kněžstvu. Ovšem navzdory jeho snaze vymazat její jméno z dějin sní dál svůj sen o znovuzrození v daleké zemi na severu… O celá tisíciletí později objeví místo jejího odpočinku Nicholas van Huyn – a po něm také dvojice egyptologů Eugene Corbeck a Abel Trelawny. Zatímco upadnou do podivného transu, Abelova manželka umírá při porodu. Dcera Margaret však přežije – a její krása i chování nápadně připomínají Teru. Když se její otec stane obětí záhadných útoků, Margaret přivolává nejen policii, ale také mladého advokáta Malcolma Rosse. Jeho láska k ní je opětována, avšak musí ustoupit před Velkým experimentem, během nějž Margaretin otec a jeho přátelé hodlají uskutečnit plán dávné královny. Ačkoli jsou vedeni ušlechtilejšími cíli, než jaké sledovali brutálně zavraždění vykradači její hrobky, nemohou si být jisti výsledkem – ba ani vlastními životy. A Klenot sedmi hvězd, klíčový prvek jejich pokusu, se v mistrném podání Brama Stokera (a překladu Kateřiny Šípkové) stává znepokojivým ztělesněním dávno zapomenutých – ale o to mocnějších – sil… Nebýt vampýrského hororu Josepha Sheridana Le Fanu, který autor nazval podle hlavní hrdinky Carmilla, nevznikla by veleúspěšná novodobá série Zatmění, ba ani Stokerův Dracula. Objekt Carmilliny hříšné touhy, devatenáctiletá Laura, žije s otcem na zámku ve Štýrsku. Touží po vztahu a milování s mužem, což ale u neprovdané dívky jejího společenského postavení není možné, a tak svou potřebu něhy ukájí v náručích přítelkyň. Jedna z nich, Berta, neteř a schovanka otcova přítele generála Spielsdorfa, však za záhadných okolností náhle umírá, právě když má přijet za Laurou. V tu chvíli se zjeví překrásná Carmilla, která se zdá být více než dostatečnou náhradou za mrtvou přítelkyni. Je však Carmillina podobnost s dávno zemřelou Mircallou, hraběnkou z Karnsteinu, a s Bertinou přítelkyní Millarcou náhodná? Podaří se Lauře uniknout ze spárů smrtonosné lásky? A co je třeba udělat pro to, aby byla z kraje sňata kletba těch, kteří nemohou odpočívat v pokoji? Odpověď najdete v rozuzlení vzrušující novely, kterou v moderním duchu přeložil a převyprávěl Josef Pepson Snětivý.

Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary antagonist the vampire Count Dracula.Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. Structurally it is an epistolary novel, that is, told as a series of diary entries and letters. Literary critics have examined many themes in the novel, such as the role of women in Victorian culture, conventional and conservative sexuality, immigration, colonialism, postcolonialism and folklore. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, the novel's influence on the popularity of vampires has been singularly responsible for many theatrical and film interpretations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.

The Dualitists was written in the year 1887 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The Judge's House was written in the year 1914 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Under the Sunset was written in the year 1881 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

A Dream of Red Hands was written in the year 1914 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Dracula's Guest was written in the year 1914 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The Invisible Giant was written in the year 1881 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The Lair of the White Worm was written in the year 1911 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Crooken Sands was written in the year 1914 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The Burial of the Rats was written in the year 1914 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The Jewel of Seven Stars was written in the year 1903 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

The Man was written in the year 1905 by Bram Stoker. This book is one of the most popular novels of Bram Stoker, and has been translated into several other languages around the world.This book is published by Booklassic which brings young readers closer to classic literature globally.

Prízrak tajomnej ženy v pohrebnom rubáši unášaný vlnami Jadranského mora v plavidle podobnom truhle... Takýmto lákavým obrázkom nás privíta Bram Stoker, autor nesmrteľného Draculu, vo svojom predposlednom románe z roku 1909. Na čitateľa prvého slovenského prekladu tohto diela však čakajú aj iné prekvapenia a napokon zistí, že legendárny autor sa na staré kolená rozhodol namiešať koktejl z viacerých žánrov. Dáma v rubáši totiž kombinuje prvky hororu, romanticko-dobrodružného príbehu, verneovsky ladenej sci-fi aj politickej utópie. Vydajme sa teda na tajomný hrad Vissarion v Modrých horách a do jeho okolia, kde na hrdinu príbehu, Ruperta Sent Legera, čakajú mnohé nástrahy, pozemné, vzdušné i morské súboje so ľstivými nepriateľmi, ale najmä osudové stretnutie. Stretnutie s uhrančivou dámou v rubáši, ktoré navždy zmení nielen jeho život, ale aj život obyvateľov Modrých hôr a celého Balkánu.

Count Dracula has inspired countless movies, books and plays. But few, if any, have been fully faithful to Bram Stoker's original, best-selling novel of mystery and horror, love and death, sin and redemption. Dracula chronicles the vampire's journey from Transylvania to the nighttime streets of London. There, he searches for the blood of strong men and beautiful women while his enemies plot to rid the world of his frightful power. Today's critics see Dracula as a virtual textbook on Victorian repression of the erotic and fear of female sexuality. In it, Stoker created a new word for terror, a new myth to feed our nightmares and a character who will outlive us all.

Transylvania to meet Count Dracula, he soon realises that he has made a big mistake. What is happening in the lonely castle? Where does Count Dracula go during the day? Why are there no mirrors? Bram Stoker’s classic story takes us, and Count Dracula, from the Transylvanian castle to a small port on the east coast of England. Then we move to London, in a desperate fight to save people from the new, the terrible, Un-dead.