Bramstoker's dracula collector's edition 2 disc

[Rac]

Found this:

Constable also published an abridged paperback edition of Dracula in 1901. However, this edition is virtually unknown today. Given the stature and popularity of Bram Stoker's novel, this can only be attributed to the fact that copies of the revised edition are as rare as autographed first editions of Dracula. This is unfortunate, for the abridged edition contains several points of interest. To begin with, Stoker himself made the revisions. He abridged the text by over 15% (from approximately 162,000 words to 137,000 words), deleting some of the lengthy descriptions and conversations which dominate the first edition, in order to concentrate on the action. He also made minor changes to the text. For instance, in Chapter X, Professor Van Helsing's cumbersome phrase: "make him kick the beam, as your peoples say" is replaced by the more straight-forward "outweigh him." Although some of the atmosphere of the original work has been lost, most authorities agree that the revised edition of Dracula is more readable and, hence, more enjoyable than the common, well-known text.

From http://www.cesnur.org/2003/dracula/I_appendix1.htm

 

[Catman]

^ Interesting...

 

[DACrowe]

Very interesting. I still think Stoker's original text is one of my favorite books of all time, so I don't really mind. So captivating and all the characters are so interesting. I'd call it superior to Shelly's Frankenstein.

I think a lot of problems some may have with the movie is its unfaithfulness to the book, but one has to look past that and judge it on its own to enjoy what Coppola did.

And Crimson, while I agree in atmosphere the early Hammer movies may have been the most Stoker, Nosferatu and Browning's movie were better, I thought.

 

[CrimsonMist]

Very interesting. I still think Stoker's original text is one of my favorite books of all time, so I don't really mind. So captivating and all the characters are so interesting. I'd call it superior to Shelly's Frankenstein.

I think a lot of problems some may have with the movie is its unfaithfulness to the book, but one has to look past that and judge it on its own to enjoy what Coppola did.

And Crimson, while I agree in atmosphere the early Hammer movies may have been the most Stoker, Nosferatu and Browning's movie were better, I thought.

While i think Browning's version is great and the most memorable, i think the Spanish version is by far superior, atleast from a visual standpoint. Browning's film is just kind of bland to look at.

but yea, anyway, here's a link for everyone regarding the 1901 edition of the novel:

http://www.amazon.com/Dracula-Definitive-Authors-Creation-Classics/dp/1840681284