Overview
About this book
Letters, journals and records assemble the story of Count Dracula’s movement from Transylvania to England. Its documentary form gives a supernatural pursuit unusual immediacy.
- First published
- 1897
- Language
- English
- Copyright status
- Public domain
- Source edition
- Project Gutenberg ebook #345
English level
B1–B2 · Steady progress
Dracula is calibrated from 42,552 sampled words across 28 chapters: sentences average 20 words, 31.4% exceed 24 words and 3.7% of words are nine letters or longer.
Explore the B1–B2 level →Sentence rhythm
What the prose asks
Medium-length sentences averaging 20 words, with 31.4% extending beyond 24 words
Vocabulary
What may slow you down
3.7% of sampled words contain nine or more letters and about 1.25 marked archaic terms per thousand words; names and period vocabulary still vary by chapter
Reading rhythm
Long-form project
Regular chapter-sized stopping points support a steady plan. About 29 calm 30-minute sessions.
Suggested approach
Read with momentum
Pause at paragraph breaks, restate long sentences in your own words and use the guide for historical context
Best starting point
Begin with chapter one
The full text is ready with speech, lookup and saved progress.
CEFR-aligned Linden estimate · high confidence · sampled full text · Calibrated 2026-09-08 · Provisional, not an exam certification.
Table of contents
28 chapters
- 01CHAPTER I JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL26 min
- 02CHAPTER II JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL—continued25 min
- 03CHAPTER III JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL—continued26 min
- 04CHAPTER IV JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL—continued26 min
- 05CHAPTER V16 min
- 06CHAPTER VI MINA MURRAY’S JOURNAL26 min
- 07CHAPTER VII CUTTING FROM “THE DAILYGRAPH,” 8 AUGUST25 min
- 08CHAPTER VIII MINA MURRAY’S JOURNAL28 min
- 09CHAPTER IX27 min
- 10CHAPTER X27 min
- 11CHAPTER XI23 min
- 12CHAPTER XII DR. SEWARD’S DIARY33 min
- 13CHAPTER XIII DR. SEWARD’S DIARY—continued.30 min
- 14CHAPTER XIV MINA HARKER’S JOURNAL29 min
- 15CHAPTER XV DR. SEWARD’S DIARY—continued.26 min
- 16CHAPTER XVI DR. SEWARD’S DIARY—continued21 min
- 17CHAPTER XVII DR. SEWARD’S DIARY—continued25 min
- 18CHAPTER XVIII DR. SEWARD’S DIARY31 min
- 19CHAPTER XIX JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL26 min
- 20CHAPTER XX JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL27 min
- 21CHAPTER XXI DR. SEWARD’S DIARY28 min
- 22CHAPTER XXII JONATHAN HARKER’S JOURNAL25 min
- 23CHAPTER XXIII DR. SEWARD’S DIARY26 min
- 24CHAPTER XXIV DR. SEWARD’S PHONOGRAPH DIARY, SPOKEN BY VAN HELSING28 min
- 25CHAPTER XXV DR. SEWARD’S DIARY28 min
- 26CHAPTER XXVI DR. SEWARD’S DIARY32 min
- 27CHAPTER XXVII MINA HARKER’S JOURNAL34 min
- 28NOTE3 min
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