A century ago, it was jamess habit to read one aloud by candlelight every christmas eve to a select group of students in his study at kings college, cambridge. Stoker increases the tension and mystery of his masterpiece by setting it in the. Dracula by bram stoker narrated by christopher lee. His cinematic identity became forever associated with bram stokers noble, ravenous vampire. He made his name as dracula for decades, but then went on to play roles in hollywood. Christopher lee is the author and editor of over twenty books and has written more than fifty radio dramas for bbc radio 4, including the house and colvil and soames.
Two of the young folks writers single out two of lees performance and characters as his greatest. I have listened to this audiobook 4 times total, and it never gets old. To support open cultures continued operation, please consider making a donation. An undated publicity photo of actor christopher lee. The first in the series of hammer horror films starring christopher lee as count dracula, the film also features peter cushing as doctor van helsing, along with michael gough, melissa stribling, carol marsh, and john van eyssen. Andrather typecast or landing the best voiceover gig of allhe recorded five classic horror novels. This isnt the audio i used, as it was an unabridged version, but this was the only picture i could find depicting anything close to it. That being said, i listened to christopher lee read dracula.
Christopher lee, an actor who has often appeared in materials beneath his talents, is wrapping up his peculiar career with roles as flay in gormenghast, saruman and lord of the rings, and a part in the star wars saga. I wish more audiobooks were done this way, with a voice fore each character. Christopher lee born 1941 is a british writer, historian and broadcaster, best known for writing the radio documentary series this sceptred isle for the bbc read by anna massey and directed by pete atkin. Publication date 20181203 topics audio book, christopher lee, dracula, horror language english.
Audiobook full dracula by bram stoker chapter 1 6 youtube. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Horror of dracula is the first dracula movie with christopher lee. Read why we think saruman and dracula are christopher lees best characters.
Christopher lee also took on the role of dracula in count dracula, a 1970 spanishitaliangerman coproduction notable for its adherence to the plot of the original novel. Christopher lee stars in it and dubbed his own voice. This was my first experience with the full story of dracula, as written by bram stoker. In dracula, bram stoker created one of the great masterpieces of the horror genre, brilliantly evoking a nightmare world of vampires and vampire hunters and also illuminating the dark corners of victorian sexuality and desire. Bram stoker 1847 1912 the classic vampire story by bram stoker revolves. Dracula is the most famous of all tales of vampirism and an enduring classic.
A page dedicated to one of hammer horrors most famous characters. My partner is delighted with the collection of horror classics read by christopher lee and feels that he brings these old tales to life with his narration. I would highly recommend this audio book to other listeners. Bram stoker dracula, read by christopher lee audiobook.
Horror legend christopher lee reads bram stokers dracula. We all know the plot joanthan harker goes to assist a count dracula with is accounts and gets more credits than he bargained for. James bernard with christopher lee hammer presents. Stoker increases the tension and mystery of his masterpiece by setting it in. While holding this post he researched the historical origins of postworld war ii foreign and military policy making.
Boris karloff, bela lugosi, and christopher lee were not faces you would pass on the street without a second look. Dracula, an album by bram stoker, christopher lee, bram stoker. Horror legend christopher lee reads the disturbing victorian ghost stories of writer m. Christopher lee did return as dracula in a french comedy motion picture, dracula and son 1976, a. Lee was the first quartercentary fellow in contemporary history at emmanuel college, cambridge. Dracula is the most famous of all tales of vampirism and a rightfully enduring classic.
Christopher lee offers his autobiography, describing his life in detail through more than 400 pages, illustrated with glossy photos inserts, some photos in color. Christopher lee as the count in dracula has risen from the grave. Shelleys frankenstein or indeed any other at all has come near yours in originality, or. Fast paced and nightmarishly vivid, this greatest of gothic tales propels the reader into the heart of darkness from its opening pages. Dracula prince of darkness was hammers only scope entry in the christopher lee series, but its frankly a rather dull and dragged out affair drac doesnt appear for 49 minutes and the first hour of the film could have been done much better in half the time.
Browse audiobooks read by christopher lee sorted by best selling this month page 1 sign up login. Although undoudtedly saddled with dracula for a long time to come, lee has lived long enough to add another landmark performance as the wizard allied with sauron in lord of the rings. I know it took some coordination to make this happen, and it turned out great. Browse audiobooks read by christopher lee sorted by best. Christopher frank carandini lee was born on may 27, 1922, in london, the son of a british army officer and an edwardian beauty of italian. Christopher was expected to slip easily into upper echelons of british society. The evolution of creature technology and the fundamental role technology plays in shaping monster movies will be explored by the academy of motion picture arts and sciences in monsters in the movies on thursday, october 21, at 7. After never reading the book in my younger days and having been brought up on a diet of hammer movies on dracula staring peter cushing and christopher lee, this audio book was a refreshing change, the movies were good but the book is. Also, i have varied interests in everything from fiction to travel to history to current events, with long commutes in my city, i have a lot of time to listen to audiobooks. Christopher lee, herbert lom, soledad miranda, maria rohm, klaus kinski, jess franco. Amazons choice for christopher lee dracula 4 film favorites. The usa version has many scenes cut from the film replacing them with with different gags. The filmography of english actor sir christopher lee 27 may 1922 7 june 2015. Browse audiobooks read by christopher lee sorted by best selling this month page 1 audiobooks.
Christopher lee audiobooks audiobook narrator download. With a career spanning nearly seven decades, lee was well known for portraying villains and became best known for his role as count dracula. Christopher lee audio horror collection addeddate 20190810 20. Get free audiobook from us dracula by bram stoker narrated by christopher lee. Audiobook full dracula by bram stoker chapter 1 6 dracula dracula is a horror novel by bram stoker, narrated in first person diary entries and letters, telling the story of an encounter with. Sir christopher frank carandini lee, cbe, cstj 27 may 1922 7 june 2015 was an english actor, singer, and author. This is a wonderous production and a must for any collecion. Dracula graphic novel read by christopher lee youtube. The adventure of shoscombe old place the work of sir christopher lee.
Christopher lee in a scene from horror of dracula, 1958. Highquality ebooks and audiobooks from popular and bestselling authors. It introduced count dracula, and established many conventions of. Its one of hammers most successful early horror movies and lee played the bloodsucking count so well the company gave him the starring role in six of its eight dracula sequels. When he was young, lee actually met prince felix yusupov and grand duke dmitri pavlovich, two of the men involved in the killing of rasputin, who he would later play. Dracula by bram stoker overdrive rakuten overdrive. Both lee and cushing reprised their roles multiple times over the next decade and a half, concluding with the legend of the 7 golden vampires with cushing but not lee in 1974. James bernard 2 with christopher lee james bernard 2 with christopher lee hammer presents dracula. Rather than the voice of count dracula, lee reads as the novels epistolary narrator jonathan harker. Christopher lee was one of the worlds most iconic horror and fantasy actors coming to prominence with the 1957 film the curse of frankenstein in which he played frankensteins monster. The fellowship of the rings audiobook chap 16 make by tokybook.
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