A young lawyer named Jonathan Harker is sent by his boss to a place far from their London office. A client named Count Dracula needs their services in locating and buying property in London.

Travellers along the way seem shocked he is going to Count Dracula’s castle home, and out of politeness, Jonathan accepts a strange gift of a crucifix on a chain.

Meeting the Count himself is unnerving with his pale skin, hairy palms and long sharp fingernails. Business and talk of London soon fills many night hours over the next few days as the Count is away during the day.

It’s only when the Count insists Jonathan stay for another month, that he really begins to worry. He has a fiancé waiting for him in London.

Meanwhile Mina, waits for her beloved to return. Spending time with her friend Lucy in a seaside town called Whitby, is a wonderful way to spend the time while Jonathan is away. But the longer she waits without word from him, the more she worries. When Lucy becomes unwell, Mina’s worries are doubled.

Finally she gets word and they are reunited. Jonathan however, is not the man she bade farewell months before. Lucy is changing too, and with their mutual friend’s help and advice, Mina endeavours to heal them both.

The connection is none other than Count Dracula, and no-one would ever believe what they all come to know.

This Dyslexic friendly retelling of Bram Stoker’s Dracula is true to the original in only 102 pages.

The most famous vampire story of them all, reluctant readers will also enjoy this classic in a shorter, accessible format, without the language of the 1800’s. But it’s just as enthralling.

No doubt the original holds all of the tension and thrill of the horror and chase of a monster, but this version is a perfect way to introduce a story told in a plethora of ways over the past century or more.

All the characters appear including Dr Van Helsing, who has his own stream of stories, movies and modern followers.

Part of a Dyslexic Classic selection from the Dyslexic Publishing Specialists – Barrington Stoke (Harper Collins Imprint), this version of Dracula is also retold by the Carnegie Award Winning Author, Tanya Landman.

Author – Bram Stocker

Retold by – Tanya Landman

Dyslexic Title – Reading Age 9 / Interest Age 13+

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