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Dracula was Bram Stoker's fifth and by far his most famous novel. It was first published in the UK in 1897 by Archibald Constable and Company of Westminster. The book itself is a relatively low quality 392 page hardcover with a yellow cloth cover printed with the title and author’s name in red lettering. At about the same time it was also published by Hutchinson & Co. of London as a part of their Hutchinson’s Colonial Library series for circulation in India and the British Colonies. This edition is a 392 page hardcover with a red cloth cover stamped in gold with Hutchinson’s Colonial Library on the front cover and the title and author’s name on the spine. Dracula was first published in the US in 1899 by Doubleday & McClure Co. of New York. This edition is a 378 page hardcover with a beige cloth cover stamped in tan, black and gold with the title, author's name and a picture of Dracula's castle. Photographs of the book's UK, colonial and US covers are available here.
This novel was also published as a serial in at least two US newspapers. From July 16, 1899 to December 10, 1899 it appeared as a weekly serial in the Charlotte Daily Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina and from September 13, 1917 to January 21, 1918 it appeared as a daily serial in The Washington Times, Washington D.C. It was also published as a serial in a magazine in the UK. From June 1926 to February 1927 it appeared as a monthly serial in The Argosy: The World's Best Stories, Cassell & Co, London. Over the years various excerpts from Dracula have been published as short stories. These include: "Three Young Ladies", "The Destruction of Castle Dracula!", "Jonathan Harker's Journal" and "The Way of the Vampire by Professor Abraham Van Helsing". This novel is available as a: It can also be purchased online as a: |