Dracula's Guest
Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker is available here as the complete text, split into 559 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.
Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #10150.
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Dracula's Guest
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This edition of Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker carries the complete text of Project Gutenberg eBook #10150, divided into 7 chapters and 559 reading sections of 5 sentences each. Every sentence of the source is kept, and each chapter records which sentences cover which part of the story. Any word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry, and each section carries a contextual illustration generated from the passage itself.
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The complete text of Dracula's Guest is here, taken from Project Gutenberg eBook #10150 and divided into 559 sections.
This page carries the whole of Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker, not an abridgement or a summary. The text comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #10150, with the Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence removed so that only the work itself remains. It runs to 2793 sentences across 7 chapters. Each chapter stores a record of which sentences cover which part of the work, so nothing is quietly dropped between the source edition and the page you read.
How is Dracula's Guest divided for reading?
Dracula's Guest is presented in 7 chapters, each split into sections of 5 sentences for steady reading.
Rather than presenting Dracula's Guest as unbroken pages, the text is grouped into 559 sections of 5 sentences each. A section is short enough to hold in mind at once, which suits a reader working in a second language or returning to a long work in short sittings. The 7 chapters follow the divisions of the source edition, and each section carries a contextual illustration drawn from the passage it accompanies rather than a stock image.
Can I hear Dracula's Guest read aloud?
Yes. Every sentence and every individual word of Dracula's Guest can be played aloud, and each word shows its dictionary entry.
Every sentence of Dracula's Guest can be played aloud, and so can any single word within it. Tapping a word plays it on its own and opens its dictionary entry, with the pronunciation shown in IPA alongside the part of speech and meaning. The reading voice uses United States English. This matters most for a work of this period, where a reader meets vocabulary and turns of phrase that are no longer in daily use and cannot be guessed reliably from spelling alone.
Questions about reading Dracula's Guest
Common questions about reading Dracula's Guest by Bram Stoker on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Is this the complete text of Dracula's Guest?
Yes. All 2793 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #10150 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Which edition of Dracula's Guest is used?
Project Gutenberg eBook #10150, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
How long does Dracula's Guest take to read?
About 232 minutes of reading across 559 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to read Dracula's Guest section by section
How to work through Dracula's Guest section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Vocabulary met early in Dracula's Guest
Words and structures a reader meets early in Dracula's Guest, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
- Months
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dracula's Guest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Lamented
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dracula's Guest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Death
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dracula's Guest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
- Husband
- A word that appears in the opening chapter of Dracula's Guest; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.