The Irish writer Bram Stoker published Dracula in 1897. It was a story full of suspense, wild twists and turns, and tender emotions. It soon became a classic. The most famous of all vampires, Dracula appeared in countless movies and adaptations, the legendary count was portrayed as other authors and directors saw him. Dracula for Kids returns to the original. It lets kids read the real history of Dracula as conceived by his creator. It carries readers into a world long gone - Victorian England and the far reaches of Transylvania. It takes them to a time when folks still traveled by horse and carriage and still believed many of the old myths and superstition. The classic story is wonderfully shaped for young readers readers by master storyteller Luke Hayes. His version contains all the surprises, the excitement, and the horror of the original.