First--my initial contact with the Dracula story was in an illustrated children"s version (what would now be considered a graphic novel--although I don"t believe that term was in use back in the dark ages when I was young). Having now read the entire classic novel, I am amazed at how well done that condensed version was. It was a very short paperback book--no more than 70 pages, I"d say--but it hit all the most important points.