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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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- Mr. I. W. Coulthard
- 04-08-16
Audio much better than book
Read this as a teen, and then tried again probably in my thirties, but this audio version has let me in on why it was and is so popular.
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- Green Arrow
- 01-12-15
A great approach to a classic
This is a great approach to a classic story. Although familiar with the story from films etc, I found that there were whole sections that I was not familiar with. The method used here of different voices reading diaries and documents that made up the original story works really well. It has good pacing and really works as an exciting adventure right until the end!
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-11-15
brilliant
l enjoyed every minute of it. Well acted and executed. Would recommend it if you want already good story.
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- Robert
- 11-02-17
enjoyed it
Some god voice acting. Did feel that Mr Seward sounded a little bit sexually threatening.
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- Amazon Customer
- 23-09-17
great classic
classic story, very well read and presented. was easy to follow and to listen to.
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- Andreas Esbech
- 19-09-17
What nationality is Van Helsing?
I loved the book. After having heard about it for a long time I finally decided to give it a go. The performances were great and really added to the story of having the different personalities and voices.
There is just one thing that annoyed me a bit was the fact that everyone read Van Helsing differently. At one point he's just middle European, another he's German and one of the actors even have him a Russian dialect. It annoyed me, but didn't take away from the overall enjoyment of the book.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-09-17
wonderful way to escape. Didn't want it to end.
Each character took by the hand and lead me on a wonderful journey. Rather excellent.
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- roberta
- 24-01-18
Fantastic Story Start to End
The story is captivating and the characters are well written, well rounded people that have you rooting for them the whole way through. I was in constant need to find out what happened! Would happily listen to again.
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- John 3:16
- 08-12-20
Truly Epic
A fantastic story, well paced, gripping, excellent performances all round!!!
Would highly recommend, amazed at how "modern" it still feels for a book written so long ago
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- rhydth
- 10-01-21
A classic retold
Despite a few dodgy accents (Mina reading Van Helsing and Morris especially comedic), this is a still a must-listen. An absolute classic.
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