In Bram Stoker Dracula, which had 380 pages was a fantastic mystery. I started this book on October 11 of this year. I took a brake from reading this book on the 21st of November.
Jonathan Harkins found the German he took in school very useful. He had a difficult time finding Dracula's castle for their were no maps of it. He finally located it on the border of three countries: Transylvania, Moldavia and Bukovina in the Carpathian Mountains.
There were four religion's in Transylvania: The Saxons in the South, the Wallich who were the defendants of the Dacuans, the Magyers in the west and the Szekelys in the North and East.
A dog kept him, Jonathin Harkins, up the night he got there. In the morning he saw the women looked pretty from a far, however up close you saw theur true weight. When the train arrived at its destination of Brustritz he was directed, by Dracula to the Golden Krone Hotel, which was, to his delight an old fashion hotel. Dracula paid for his room. He asked about Dracula, and was not answered, which he found mysterious.
It was St. Gorges Eve, when all evil spirits were out. The woman who was talking to Harkins did not want him to leave, and she put a crucifix around his neck.
On the train he dined on "Robbers Steak," going to Dracula's castle. The people outside the train car and the conductor were talking about him and putied him for where he was going.
It was autumn, All Hollows Eve, when Harkins journeyed to Count Dracula's castle. The passenger's of the car offered him gifts and blessings. The carriage traveled in circles at times. The driver offered him some brandywhich was under his seat, he politely refused. After riding a while, he decided to look at his watch. It was a few minutes before midnight. He heard the howling of wolves and the barking of dogs. As he rode he saw a blue flame over certain parts, and asked Dracula about this, to which he responded, "A blue flame was over an area to which a treasure is concealed."
As Jonathan rang the bell, he wondered what this place was and why he was there. He both rubbed his eyes and pinched himself to make sure he was awake, for the castle was so spooky just like it was a nightmare. Just as he made sure he was awake he heard heavy steps coming from behind the door.
Dracula greeted Jonathan at the door politely. Because it was so late, his servants were not available. Hawkins ate a grand dinner and found that the Count had to be away in the morning. He had a great breakfast and the servants were glad to him. When he awoke, he had a grand breakfast and the servants were glad to see him when he awoke. The tables, clothes and drapes were centuries old, but were upkept in a great matter. There was not a mirror in the manner for vampires have no reflection. There was no reading materials in his chambers or where he consumed his breakfast, however he found a grand library. The books were of English materials such as history, law, and geology.
Dracula loves to live in old houses full of character. To him a home cannot be built in a day. It needs time to settle and breathe.
Jonathan felt like a prisoner in the castle. He saw no help, which meant that the Count drove him to the castle. He, was even more curious, of thr blessings and the crucifix and the wild ash that he received before he arrived at the castle. He spoke of history as if he was there. He asked Jonathan about business, which he was facinated by.
Dracula asked Jonathan if he has written Peter or anyone else since he got there to a response of no. Dracula encouraged him to write that he will stay another month. He wrote carefully to Mr. Hawkins, for he supposed the Count would read it, but to his wife Mina he wrote in shorthand so the Count could not understand it. Jonathan wanted to escape the castle, but couldn't because the door was locked.
Later when Jonathan explored the castle he found one room unlocked. The unused room had tons of dust on the furniture. The windows were curtainless. The castle was built on the side of a mountain, which protected it from the elements. Jonathan kept a journal of his time in the castle. He had fallen asleep just as he finished the entry of the day. He was awakened by three chambermaids.
All three woman had pearly white teeth and skin. They were vampires. They stood as one, and then broke out into laughter. Then the Count showed up and saved him from what the weman were about to do. He forbade the woman from touching him, as well as to look upon him, before he was done with whatever he had planned for Jonathan. The girls laughed at the Count and taunted him saying he can't love. To which he replied, "Yes I can."
Hawkins sensed something was going in. He felt like a prisoner in the Counts mansion. He was able to get out of the castle and spent some time in the local town where he was from and caught up with all the gossip. Then he returned to the castle.
Dracula had spiders. Hawkins didn't like them at all, and wanted him to get rid of them. He ate them, to which Hawkins scolded him. He responded to Hawkins it was life and a strong one at that. He asked Mr. Hawkins for a cat, to which he refused and did not get him one, for fear that he would eat it. He ate the birds he had in secret and raw.
A friend of Mr. Hawkins, Lucy is a sleep walker. He always preys that she doesn't get hurt.
Jonathan went sailing. The weather was not cooperating. It was foggy and rainy. The coast found the boat and guided them to shore. They also found a dead man aboard. The ship found its way to the harbor, despite the storm. The ship was called The Demeter. The Russian Counsel paid all their dues. They took cargo, white sand, as well as Earth. One of the crew went missing. They had rough weather again. The ship was definitely plagued with bad luck, for an unknown reason. They searched immensely for the missing crew member. Another was awoken by a cry, seeing a crew member mysteriously vanish. He was so afraid although to his relief he was found. However there was still fear on the ship, the crewmember at the helm jumped overboard. Jonathan threw a bottle in the sea explaining the situation and what cursed the other seamen to jump overboard. The journey was finally over.
On land Jonathan went to his home and slept with Lucy his wife. Her sleepwalking didn't let him sleep much. When they both awoke they went to the harbor to see if the boat was all right. The observation for the seaman was plesent, however it made Lucy very sad and upset.
Jonathan and Lucy and went to town to walk around. Lucy got very tired, so they went home and she went straight to bed. Jonathan thought the Bishops should have a conference to make arranged marriage not so strict and allow husbands to get to know their wives to be. When Jonathan awoke, he could not find Lucy. She sleep walked her way outside. She was out in her nightgown.
Jonathan found her by a church. He was relieved and threw his cloak around her and also gave her his shoes. He covered his feet in mud so it appeared he had shoes, in case he was stopped and saw people, however they did not. Lucy begged him not to tell her mother and only because of her mothers health, did he agree not to. He locked the door and tied the key to his wrist so that another sleep walking adventure would not sleep walk again. When Jonathan awoke her, he found the sleepwalking had benifited her. She looked much more refreshed than he had seen her in weeks. He kept the key tied around his wrists the following nights, which had upset her, however it kept her from sleep walking outside. All he saw when he awoke the following nights was Lucy pointing out the windows.
Lucy was wondering around her room while Jonathan was downstairs. The next morning she arose later than usual. Lucy's wedding was nearing. Her mother was a little upset to lose her, however she would pass soon and kept it secret from Lucy.
Nina, Jonathan wife, was still in high spirits, even though she had vivid nightmares of green eyed animals drowning. She did not know what to make of these nightmares which gave them more power. Lucy's mother went to a hospital. She escaped. Jonathan helped the guards in their search.
Jonathans diary was theropy for him. It was where he could vent and take note of all that happened to him. It kept him sane. He could go back to previous days and see how much he progressed.
Jonathan had a brain fevor and was hospitalized. He was getting married to Mina, but this had to be postponed. The doctors thought he actually could hurt his love. Her mother was still troubling them, for they had no idea if she could survive. Lucy was ill as well, with an unknown disease. It was very difficult to keep Lucys sickness from her mother now, for Lucy didn't look well at all. However Lucy did not like being the center of attention. She had a very low blood amount and complained of sleepless .
Mina was miserable without Dracula, but since she didn't want to spread she kept it to herself. They all ate alone, for they didn't want to talk about Luckily by mistake. She cut herself on a window making it easy to analyze her blood, however he found no abnormalities in it.
Van Helsing came. He was a professor and a doctor. He helped out with Lucy. Arthur gave her his blood, which drained him even though he was young.
