I saw... Count Dracula... with red light of triumph in his eyes, and with a smile that Judas in hell might be proud of.
— Jonathan Harker's Journal, Dracula, Chapter 4
Dracula ,a daunting fictional novel has been most dreadful fictional novel humankind ever been up to.The novel by author Bram Stoker, in which he portrayed his first thoughts about his legendary creation "Dracula", has been unearthed after more than 100 years.
Stoker's handwritten original has been passed down through generations and been brought to light after a century .The thin, unmarked book was discovered on a shelf in his great-grandson Noel Dobb's home on the Isle of Wight in Britain.Dobbs was ignorant of book's significance until an American researcher contacted him to ask if he knew about a journal his famous ancestor had written.
The book that was signed "Abraham Stoker" had 305 entries dating from 1871, when Stoker was in his 20s. The journal also contains romantic poems.
Dobbs sent photocopies of a few pages to his cousin, Dacre Stoker, a professor in South Carolina, who has now written a book about his famous ancestor, based on the journal.
Dacre Stoker , cousin of Dobbs and a professor in South Carolina working on book about his famous ancestor was astonished to find the stoker's signed copy. "When I saw it, I was amazed. I thought, 'The Holy Grail! We've found it!'" said Dacre Stoker.
His book, "The Lost Journal", will be published in March 2012 to mark the centenary of Bram Stoker's death.
The Dracula has been sensational and has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations.
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