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Dracula [Audible Edition]
- Narrated by: Alan Cumming, Tim Curry, Simon Vance, Katherine Kellgren, Susan Duerden, John Lee, Graeme Malcolm, Steven Crossley
- Length: 15 hrs and 27 mins
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Editor reviews
Followers of the popular vampire literary and film interpretations of recent years might be blasé about another performance of the exquisitely written novel that started it all. But listening to this full-cast performance turns out to be remarkably suspenseful and chilling. The superlative cast lends this powerful production the diversity that is required by the structure of the novel, which includes journal entries and letters. Each actor employs various accents, infusing into the characters vibrant emphasis, urgency, and dread. The famed vampire Count Dracula leaves a swath of exsanguinated bodies in his wake as he attempts to relocate from Transylvania to England in 1897, stalked by the brave Van Helsing.
Using Bram Stoker’s original epistolary (letters) and diary structure and a multi-voiced cast of talented and well-known actors, the Audible Studios edition of Dracula is a real treat and has won two Audie Awards. The vampire Count Dracula, having fallen in love with Jonathan Harker’s fiancée, Mina, follows him from Transylvania to England, leaving a swath of dead bodies in his wake, their blood sucked dry. The all-star cast of this thrilling audiobook includes Alan Cumming as Dr Seward, Tim Curry as Van Helsing and Simon Vance as Harker.
Summary
Audie Award, Distinguished Achievement in Production, 2013
Audie Award, Multi-voiced Performance, 2013
Audie Award Nominee, Classic, 2013
Because of the widespread awareness of the story of the evil Transylvanian count and the success of numerous film adaptations that have been created over the years, the modern audience hasn't had a chance to truly appreciate the unknowing dread that readers would have felt when reading Bram Stoker's original 1897 manuscript. Most modern productions employ campiness or sound effects to try to bring back that gothic tension, but we've tried something different. By returning to Stoker's original storytelling structure - a series of letters and journal entries voiced by Jonathan Harker, Dr. Van Helsing, and other characters - with an all-star cast of narrators, we've sought to recapture its originally intended horror and power.
This production of Dracula is presented by what is possibly the best assemblage of narrating talent ever for one audiobook: Emmy Award nominees Alan Cumming and Tim Curry plus an all-star cast of Audie award-winners Simon Vance (The Millenium Trilogy), Katherine Kellgren (Pride and Prejudice and Zombies), Susan Duerden (The Tiger’s Wife), John Lee (Supergods) and customer favorites Graeme Malcolm (Skippy Dies), Steven Crossley (The Oxford Time Travel series), Simon Prebble (The Baroque Cycle), James Adams (Letters to a Young Contrarian), Nicola Barber (The Rose Garden), Victor Villar-Hauser (Fun Inc.), and Marc Vietor (1Q84). These stellar narrators have been cast as follows:
Alan Cumming as Dr. Seward
Simon Vance as Jonathan Harker
Katy Kellgren as Mina Murray/Harker
Susan Duerden as Lucy Westenra
Tim Curry as Van Helsing
Graeme Malcolm as Dailygraph correspondent
Steven Crossley as Zookeeper’s account and reporter
Simon Prebble as Varna
James Adams as Patrick Hennessey
Nicola Barber as Sister Agatha
Victor Villar-Hauser as Arthur Holmwood
Marc Vietor as Quincey Morris
John Lee as Introductory paragraph, various letters
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- PADI Diver
- 18-10-23
Well told classic
A great story retold in a good way. Well worth a listen if you wish to be thoroughly entertained by this gothic tale.
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- Papyrus11
- 13-04-13
Classic horror with multiple voices
The basic story of Dracula is probably familiar to most, but it is the central concept that stays longest in the mind after reading/listening. To be fair the plot loses steam at various moments and the characters are fairly flat, but the vampire and Transylvania as a setting have had so much impact on Twentieth Century culture that this book needs to read by everyone at least once just to see where it all came from. And I can't think of a better way to do that than listening to this audio-book. The book is narrated by various voices, so likewise this audio-book is read by a different narrator for each character, such as Alan Cumming for Seward and Time Curry as Van Helsing. This works very well, the multiple voices really adding something extra to sustain interest - this really is one of the most enjoyable audio-books I have listened to: A massively influential book read very well - highly recommended.
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- eac
- 05-02-21
Excellent, but....
I loved this production but the narration of Lucy was so irritating and awful, I couldn't wait for her to die!
I was rooting for Dracula she grated on my nerves so much :)
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- Kindle Customer
- 18-09-13
You really ought to consider buying this.
Most fantasy fans know and love this classic but the sheer talent of the cast here makes this production 15 hours and 28 minutes of entertainment comparable to the best of the BBC productions. I love this story anyway but was a bit jaded by all the TV remakes, however the way the cast tell it really refreshes the story. Their performances really bring out the creepiness of the story and the absolute horror of the unfolding events in a world where communications are so poor that terrible events can happen and people can disappear without the general public ever finding out. The way the story is told through journal entries told by different narrators gives you a sense of closeness to the characters which would not have worked for me if I was simply reading the story. I don't give five stars easily but books like this are why I am an Audible member.
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- Carol B
- 25-01-20
So Different
This is so different from the film versions that most of us have seen, even the new BBC version that was shown over the Xmas and as this is the Bram Stoker audio version it's quite tame really, not at all frightening I did, however, enjoy it but did not have me up all night. Worth a listen to the audiobook but have never read the actual book, so I don't really know if it is the same, as these seem to be letters sent to Jonothans fiance about his time in Dracula's castle.
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- Cheewee29
- 02-09-21
Brilliant classic
I really did enjoy listening to this. The voices made the charters distinguished and there is plenty of action and suspense to keep you listening. It was easy to understand and I really liked it.
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- Claire Bentley
- 15-12-19
Female narrators were terrible
We get the point, Lucy Westenra is sweet and delicate, but was the high-pitched baby-ish voice throughout really necessary? I had to skip through Mina's attempt at a Whitby seaman's accent....how on earth did their performances make the final cut?
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- Brian Keogh
- 14-02-20
Fantastic!
Another brilliantly narrated story by audible of a timeless classic ! Would listen to it again
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- ASHISH SINHA
- 08-02-21
Absolutely brilliant
It took some time to get into the structure of the book with diaries and manuscripts serving as the base of the storytelling. However once I got into it, I got hooked. No movie can do justice to the complete storyline. Absolutely brilliant narration by a talented cast. Epic !!!!
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- Ms. Vanessa W
- 14-04-21
Wow all the films are so wrong!
I really enjoyed this book. I had no idea that this book was written all in journals and had many main characters. The films really don't do the book justice. Brilliant narration. Well worth a listen.
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