Bram STOKER (1847 - 1912)

Bram Stoker did not invent the vampire story, but he popularized it with his classic 1897 novel. In form Dracula is an epistolary novel, told through a series of journal entries, letters, newspaper articles, and telegrams. It begins with lawyer Jonathan Harker's perilous journey to Castle Dracula in Transylvania, and chronicles the vampire's invasion of England, where he preys upon the lovely Lucy Westenra and Harker's fiancee, Mina. Harker and Mina join forces with lunatic asylum proprieter Dr. Seward, Lucy's fiance Arthur Holmwood, Texas man of action Quincey Morris, and Dutch vampire hunter Dr. Van Helsing to try and defeat their powerful adversary. (Summary by Elizabeth Klett)

Jonathan Harker: mb

Mina Murray Harker: Elizabeth Klett

Lucy Westenra: Arielle Lipshaw

Dr. Seward: Denny Sayers

Quincey P. Morris: Eric Zetterlund

Arthur Holmwood: Brett W. Downey

Cutting from The Dailygraph: Kara Shallenberg

Log of the Demeter: Chuck Burke

Samuel F. Billington & Son: Katalina Watt

Carter, Patterson & Co: Robert B.

Sister Agatha: Availle

Abraham Van Helsing: Rismyth

The Pall Mall Gazette: Lucy Perry

Patrick Hennessey: Dee Wyckoff

The Westminster Gazette: David Lawrence

Mitchell, Sons, & Candy: Robert B.

Rufus Smith Telegrams: Nadine Eckert-Boulet



Audio edited by: Elizabeth Klett

