Ive known the writer for years and its a local press, so i told them i could do it, if they sent it to me in april when i was between deadlines. One of many unique childrens books selfpublished via blurb, this hugely successful kickstarter staff pick is a great example of using crowdfunding to selfpublish books. As mina begins the slow change into a vampire, the men sterilize the boxes of earth, forcing dracula. Dracula adds that the three letters will be sent on june 12, june 19, and june 29.
Hunting prince dracula is the second book in the audrey rose and thomas cresswell stalking jack the ripper series and its just as fantastic as the first, a little more unbelievable than the first being this has hints of the urban legend dracula. Bram stocker wrote dracula in the epistolary form in order to build suspense and pace the novel. Buy dracula book online at low prices in india dracula. Share and sell your printed or digital photo books in blurb s bookstore, and extend your reach to audiences worldwide through. The novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between dracula and a small group of people led by. The series was broadcast and released on bbc one and netflix and consists of three episodes. Though dracula and vampires are probably best known today through films, the book. Dracula is a classic and genredefining tale of horror from famed author bram stoker.
Due to the variety of requests i get off and on, my agent helped me develop a blurb. Dracula by bram stoker book summary minute book report. Friend request by laura marshall is a creepy, gripping, shocking, suspenseful, and a clever psychological thriller novel that kept us on the edge of our seat throughout this whole book. Dracula sleeping in dirt with blood on his mouth jonathan hits him with shovel. The art of the blurb request nelson literary agency. This novel contains the chilling tales of those that encountered the monster dracula on his quest to emigrate from. Most people dont have the time to read your book and carefully consider a blurb, but they dont feel comfortable blurbing something they havent read. Dracula quotes by bram stoker goodreads share book. They are the icing on the cake of months of hard work. But they didnt send me the book, and now my next deadline is upon me, and i cant read it and respond, even though i really. Reading the blurb in the bookstore basically sold the book to me.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dracula smoothly explains that since the postal service in transylvania is unreliable, sending these letters ahead will save worry for his friends at home. It introduced the character of count dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. This is a quick book summary of dracula by bram stoker. He hears boxes including the count being carried off. They finally discover and destroy all of the fifty boxes except one, which they learn has been sent by ship back to dracula. Book blurb dracula by bram stoker dracula is a gothic romance written by bram stoker 1847 1912 and published in 1897. He was a sickly boy but he fully recovered when he was seven. Reviewing our example will help you write your own book cover quote request but dont copy this sample letter word for word. There are darknesses in life and there are lights, and you are one of the lights, the light of all lights.
The ultimate retelling of a story that has mesmerised readers for nearly a century. Dracula is an 1897 gothic horror novel by irish author bram stoker. Kickstarter campaign for your book crowdfunding books. When jonathan harker is summoned to the carpathian mountains in transylvania for a real estate transaction, he does n. The book presents several colour illustrations, and these certainly does add to the narrative, as the art usefully depicts the most important aspects of the story. How to get incredible endorsements and blurbs for your book.
Reviewing our example will help you write your own book cover quote request. He writers letter to mina and climbs out window, escaping the. After three months in the suicide prevention wing of st. The novel tells the story of dracula s attempt to move from transylvania to england so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between dracula. Bram stokers gothic horror masterpiece pits good against evil and life against death, all under the thrall of the original vampire count dracula sleeps in a silent. Their efforts seem to be going well, but then one of dr. Blurbs those short endorsements on the front and back of your novel.
Sewards mental patients, renfield, lets dracula into the asylum where the others are staying, allowing the count to prey upon mina. For new authors, and lesser known authors, getting the right blurb for your book. If you have a special request you think your publisher might be able to help with, go ahead and askbut be prepared to do most of the blurb hunting on your own. Though dracula and vampires are probably best known today through films, the book s portrayal of these characters is considerably different than the moving pictures. When identifying potential sources to blurb your book. When i was looking to get blurbs for my first book, i had asked, lets say, twenty people, ten agreed, and out of. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. A sample letter for writers requesting a book endorsement.
That is not a problem with dracula, the warnings of. Sometimes, those pithy phrases are what it takes to make a sale. One horrific night, van helsing and seward break into minas room, find jonathan unconscious, and mina being forced to suck blood from a deep slash across dracula s chest. Occasionally, yes, but the bulk of the chore belongs to the author. Book blurb for a devil in daylight book 2 of the devil in miss drakes class series. Stoker had to compete with other gothic novels of the day and needed. Kelson is using the funds to cover the offset print run, as well as the cost of shipping book. The story is written as a series of letters, newspaper clippings, and journal entries compiled by mina. For anyone interested in taking a first, tentative step towards understanding the plot of dracula then this is a useful book.
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