Tudor Humphries is a distinguished creator of children's books and an artist whose work draws inspiration from nature and landscape. His early fascination with mythology and aircraft, coupled with theatrical training in costume and set design, shaped his unique artistic style. Humphries draws deep inspiration from the natural world and the atmosphere of the rural landscape of North Devon, where he dedicates himself to observing and depicting wildlife. His lifelong engagement with children is reflected in his artistic approach and storytelling.
Klasické dílo hrůzostrašné literatury je zpracováno do zhuštěné formy při překvapivém zachování určité stylovosti jazyka. Bohatý ilustrační doprovod včetně závěrečných dvoustránek o upířích pověstech a dalších ztvárněních příběhu přiblíží čtenáři dobu a prostředí příběhu i samotného autora.
Stoker erfand die aristokratische Figur des Grafen Dracula und verband sie mit dem historischen Vlad Dracula aus dem 15. Jahrhundert. Er ließ damit die Möglichkeit offen, dass der Stoff auf wahren Geschehnissen in Transsylvanien beruhen könnte. Dieser Band erforscht die faszinierenden Hintergründe und präsentiert Dracula so, wie Bram Stoker ihn schuf. Stoker war es, der Drama, Spannung und das Angstgefühl heraufbeschwor, das jede Szene der Erzählung durchzieht. Der behutsam gekürzte Text liegt in einer Fassung vor, die für Kinder ab zehn Jahren gut verständlich ist.
Dracula has been attributed to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. Structurally it is an epistolary novel, that is, told as a series of diary entries and letters. Literary critics have examined many themes in the novel, such as the role of Victorian culture, conventional and conservative women sexuality, immigration, colonialism, postcolonialism and folklore. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, the novel's influence on the popularity of vampires has been singularly responsible for many theatrical and film interpretations throughout the 20th and 21st centuries.