Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Magazine: Dracula

Dracula is one of the most famous horror stories. It was written by Bram stoker in 1897.The story it's about a notary who travel to Transylvania. There he meet to count Dracula a strange character who wants to buy a large property on the outskirts of London.

This story have three main characters:

  • Count Dracula: The great aristocrat from Central Europe is really a vampire who feeds on human blood
  • Jonathan Harker: A young English notary in charge of selling a property to count Dracula. He doesn't know that Dracula is a monster/vampire.
  • Mina: She is engaged to Jonathan and she is worried about his journey to Transylvania

Summary of Dracula
 The story starts when Jonathan Harker left London, and say to Mina that he is going to write a diary about his trip.
True to his promise Jonathan Starts to write down his impressions as his journey begins. 
Quan Jonathan arriba a un poble descobreix que la gent és molt supersticiosa.
Finally reaches the castle of Count Dracula, when it's tonight. here waiting for Count Dracula, who offers him a room to sleep.
The next morning Jonathan discovers that Dracula is a vampire mind that wants to suck your blood.But it is too late and can not escape because it is locked inside the castle.
(That it's only the summary of comic, not the real novel)



 Bram Stoker
Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as personal assistant of actor Henry Irving and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London, which Irving owned.


 New vocabulary
  • Above all: sobre tot
  • count: Compte
  • engaged: Promès
  • estate: finca
  • fiancé: promès
  • outskirts: afores
  • depth: abisme
  • drag: arrastrar
  • weak: débil
  • hear: sentir
  • duty: deure
  • order: demanar
  • rest: descans
  • bleed: sangrar
  • crypt: cripta
  • locked: tancat

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