I've read Dracula countless times.... It's old,nonsensical in the modern day and very unscientific but yet,Dracula never ceased to amaze me...This novel is always the most legendary Gothic Horror ever...
The cast from the League of Gentlemen should do some real classic, gothic horror movies, Dr.Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Lot 249, Frankenstein, Dracula. They would be fantastic.
Imagine hearing this when it was first published and the name Dracula had none of it's 20th century pop culture baggage, what sort of man must the name Dracula have conjured in the imaginations of the early readers, certainly not the man who inhabits our own modern sensibilities.
This reading is rather good, but the Dracula reading by Robert Powell, produced by the BBC in 1992, is much more excitingly performed! Unfortunately, this Robert Powell reading is not available on the Internet and the audio cassettes from the BBC are also no longer on sale. It would be great if someone could also upload the Dracula reading by Robert Powell on UA-cam.
The passage just as a piece of litertature, written by Stoker of the carriage drive through the Borgo pass and the suspense he creates has never really been captured on film.
if only your tv version was as good as your narrative of this amazing book.you had an amazing cast but changed it so much..such a shame.it could have been better than the 1977 version the only version to date that comes close to the novel on film.you as a a fan of the novel i really dont understand why you strayed so far from the original sauce..i really do not understand why you had the chance to film a true masterpiece and then completely ruined a classic story with so many changes..such a waste
@ Keith Agree ! Why the BBC ever decided that Gattis was to be the face of Horror and self appointed authority on M R James etc I cannot grasp. Along with Moffat they ripped off every episode of The Twilight Zone and 1950s B Movies and rehashed them for their version of Dr Who. Thankfully the latest incarnation is tanking so badly that it will be mercifully put out of its misery . Great job BBC..
Its a shame the recent Dracula on the BBC sucked so bad. Kinda like everything Moffat and/or Gatiss touch. Sherlock and Doctor Who deserved so much better. STOP GIVING THESE MEN TV SHOWS!
The BBC Dracula was a daring effort that started really well with a terrific first episode with great acting. The second episode was enjoyable but I felt the third episode was a failure. But when people try and create things we should not expect perfection.
@ satasya Apparently Dr Who viewing figures are going down the pan. Presumably they ran out of plots by other writers which they could plagiarize ? Either that or there were no boxes left to tick !
I've read Dracula countless times.... It's old,nonsensical in the modern day and very unscientific but yet,Dracula never ceased to amaze me...This novel is always the most legendary Gothic Horror ever...
@@ijn876 Well,what type of Books do you like?
The cast from the League of Gentlemen should do some real classic, gothic horror movies, Dr.Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Lot 249, Frankenstein, Dracula. They would be fantastic.
This is fantastic. I love these classic excerpts!
Gatiss has the most beautiful voice ❤️
Everything he creates is brilliant!
Best narration of Dracula I have ever heard. 😊👍❤️
There's also an excellent audio version with Tim Curry as Van Helsing, Simon Vance as Johnathan Harker, and Alan Cumming as Seward. HIGHLY recommend.
WHERE CAN I FIND THAT?🤯@@donaldwheatoniii1809
00:38 (if you want to skip the introduction)
Imagine hearing this when it was first published and the name Dracula had none of it's 20th century pop culture baggage, what sort of man must the name Dracula have conjured in the imaginations of the early readers, certainly not the man who inhabits our own modern sensibilities.
Doing this book for my Dissertation, so happy I found this!
Fabulous narration!
How wonderful to hear a classic story told in an English accent not corrupted by American drawl and laziness.
This reading is rather good, but the Dracula reading by Robert Powell, produced by the BBC in 1992, is much more excitingly performed! Unfortunately, this Robert Powell reading is not available on the Internet and the audio cassettes from the BBC are also no longer on sale. It would be great if someone could also upload the Dracula reading by Robert Powell on UA-cam.
@AMTHello, thank you for your reply. I don't have the tapes but it would be great if you could find them and put the content on youtube!
Someone on youtube posted it recently! If you search up "robert powell dracula" it should appear. It's posted by the channel "mysterious magpie."
@@aaartemisss Thank you very much for this valuable information!!!
ua-cam.com/video/MQBRjzv5RPA/v-deo.htmlsi=NjRdg5A1A-8wde88
Where the rest of this ?
I always love the cameraderie of Dracula's opponents. I wish there was more of that so called "old fasioned" in this modern world
chapter one: 0:44
Tumblr is making me read this
this is perfect!
This is amazing.
Brilliant.
This is so misleading. You give part of the book and a link for the entire book but that comes with a paid subscription.
Is this the full audio? Because I’ve seen other that are like 18 hours long haha, I do have the book and it does seem pretty long
This is just the first chapter! :)
@@hfollman98 And even then it's an abridged version of chapter 1
You have to pay to get the rest of the book
Great performance but, I would've picked a chapter more "representative" of the book as a whole.
The passage just as a piece of litertature, written by Stoker of the carriage drive through the Borgo pass and the suspense he creates has never really been captured on film.
@@redstar7292 ???
m.ua-cam.com/video/fU3t_9TdbE8/v-deo.html&pp=ygUkYnJhbSBzdG9rZXIncyBkcmFjdWxhIGNhcnJpYWdlIHNjZW5l
Is this the full book in one hour ?!?
1st chapter
00:39
09:00
if only your tv version was as good as your narrative of this amazing book.you had an amazing cast but changed it so much..such a shame.it could have been better than the 1977 version the only version to date that comes close to the novel on film.you as a a fan of the novel i really dont understand why you strayed so far from the original sauce..i really do not understand why you had the chance to film a true masterpiece and then completely ruined a classic story with so many changes..such a waste
@ Keith
Agree ! Why the BBC ever decided
that Gattis was to be the face of
Horror and self appointed authority on M R James etc I cannot grasp. Along with Moffat they ripped off every episode of The Twilight Zone and 1950s B
Movies and rehashed them for their version of Dr Who. Thankfully the latest incarnation is
tanking so badly that it will be mercifully put out of its misery .
Great job BBC..
Ive got Covid so isolating, this is just what the Dr ordered.
37:00
Every May, I make Paprika Hendl.
Me too. And then I drink all the water in my carafe.
Not local
Its a shame the recent Dracula on the BBC sucked so bad. Kinda like everything Moffat and/or Gatiss touch. Sherlock and Doctor Who deserved so much better. STOP GIVING THESE MEN TV SHOWS!
Sherlock was a hit in the uk and Mark and Stephens run of dr who was a hit too so
Dracula was incredible what are you talking about
The BBC Dracula was a daring effort that started really well with a terrific first episode with great acting. The second episode was enjoyable but I felt the third episode was a failure. But when people try and create things we should not expect perfection.
@ satasya
Apparently Dr Who viewing figures are going down the pan. Presumably they ran out of plots by other writers which they could
plagiarize ? Either that or there were no boxes left to tick !
yea sorry could not disagree less, Will agree did not enjoy the end of that dracula show.
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no one cares
@@sidolanters1394 I care
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Gatiss' beautiful voice ❤️
Everything he touches or creates is brilliant!