Dracula, Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker, shkrimtar irlandez, është krijuesi i romanit horror ''Drakula'', të botuar në vitin 1897, të shndërruar në klasik nga versionet e tij për skenë dhe ekran. Stoker e ka kaluar femijërinë i sëmurë në shtrat dhe nëna e tij e argëtonte me histori me fantazma. Ai ka sjellë një interpretim original të legjendës së vampirit Drakula.

In these witty, Machiavellian aphorisms, unlikely Spanish priest Baltasar Gracián shows us how to exploit friends and enemies alike to thrive in a world of deception and illusion.

Ngjarjet e këtij libri janë vendosur në një fshat të vogël në brigjet e lumit të Misisipi, i ngjashëm me atë ku autori jetoi në vitet e hershme të  jetës së tij.

'The vessel drove before her bows two billows of liquid phosphorus'

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'I could see that she was still terribly afraid, but I didn't soften anything; instead, seeing that she was afraid I deliberately intensified it.' 

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