Dracula's Guest

<p><I>Dracula's Guest</I> (1914) is a collection of short stories by Irish author Bram Stoker. Edited and published by Florence the author's wife following Stoker's death only two years prior <I>Dracula's Guest</I> helped to establish the Irish master of Gothic horror's reputation as a leading writer of the early-twentieth century.</p><p>In Dracula's Guest an unnamed Englishman journeys by carriage into the countryside from his hotel in Munich to take in some of the local scenery. On the journey his driver warns him of the dangers of Walpurgis Night only hours away a time in which demons and ghosts are rumored to roam the land. Stopping near an abandoned village the Englishman ignores his driver's unease and sending the carriage back to Munich makes his way into the hills alone. Lost in the dark a sudden appearance of moonlight reveals his eerie surroundings-a dark and dreary cemetery. As a storm abruptly begins he takes shelter in the doorway of a tomb accidentally disturbing the entrance to reveal at its center the body of a beautiful sleeping woman. In The Judge's House a scholar on holiday in a seaside town spends the night in a mysterious home despite the warnings of locals who beg him not to stay at such a place. <I>Dracula's Guest</I> compiles nine works of short fiction by Bram Stoker the secretive and vastly underrated creator of Dracula one of history's greatest villains.</p><p>This edition of Bram Stoker's <I>Dracula's Guest</I> is a classic of Irish literature reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.</p> <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>