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It follows the vampire count dracula from his castle in transylvania to england, where he is hunted while turning others into vampires. I decided to listen to the novel chapter by chapter, hearing all five versions of one chapter before advancing to the next. Written by bram stoker, narrated by alan cumming, tim curry, simon vance, katherine kellgren, susan duerden, john lee, graeme malcolm, steven crossley. Count dracula, jumping to his feet, said, why there is the morning again. It was first published in the uk by archibald constable and company, westminster.