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A sought after short story collection by the renowned Irish Gothic author Bram Stoker, the second impression. The first edition, second impression.An entertaining short story collection by Bram Stoker, containing nine stories in total.This volume includes 'Dracula's Guest', 'The Judge's House', 'The Squaw', 'The Secret of the Growing Gold', 'A Gipsy Prophecy', 'The Coming of Abel Behenna', 'The Burial of the Rats', 'A Dream of Red Hands', and 'Crooken Sands'.'Dracula's Guest' is believed to have originally been written as the first chapter of Stoker's novel 'Dracula', being deleted prior to publication as it was superfluous to the story.Austin's Library label to the front paste down, stamps to the reto of the front endpaper. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, a little worn. Prior owner's ink to the front board, 'short stories'. Some light marks to the boards and spine, a little heavier to the front board. Spine is lightly faded. Minor bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. Front hinge is tender. Spots to the fore edge. Label to the front paste down. Stamps to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and generally clean with some scattered spots. Good.

Dracula's Guest is a horror short story by Bram Stoker, which was published posthumously in 1914. It is believed to be an excised chapter from the original Dracula manuscript.