Count Dracula is remembered with a mix of horror and admiration by the readers. Bram Stoker is credited with creating this legendary vampire. Though centuries old and undead, Dracula is portrayed as handsome and charismatic. This was different from the portrayal of vampires up until then; they were often shown as repulsive corpse-like creatures.
Dracula is a Transylvanian nobleman who inhabits a decaying castle in the Carpathian Mountains near the Borgo Pass. He would bite people and turn them into vampires. Dracula decides to move to London from Transylvania. He summons Jonathan Harker, a newly qualified English solicitor, to provide legal support for a real estate transaction overseen by Harker’s employer.
In the beginning, Dracula charms him with his cordiality and knowledge; he even rescues Harker from the clutches of the three vampire sisters in the castle. In fact, Dracula just wants to keep Harker alive long enough to complete the legal transaction and to learn as much as possible about England. He later leaves for England leaving Harker to the three sisters. Harker barely escapes. The rest of the novel is about Harker and his friends defeating Dracula.
Dracula is perhaps the most famous vampire in history. This vampire has appeared frequently in popular culture, from films to animated media and even on breakfast cereals!
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