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MACMILLAN GUIDED READERS INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

BRAM STOKER

Dracula
Retold by Margaret Tarner

MACMILLAN
CLASSICS

MACMILLAN GUIDED READERS • CLASSICS INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

Founding Editor: John Milne Macmillan Guided Readers provide a choice of enjoyable reading material for all learners of English. The series comprises three categories: MODERNS, CLASSICS and ORIGINALS. MacmillanClassics are retold versions of internationally recognised literature, published at four levels of grading – Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Upper. At Intermediate Level, the control of content and language has the following main features: Information Control Information vital to the understanding of the story is presented in an easily assimilated manner and is repeated when necessary. Difficultallusion and metaphor are avoided and cultural backgrounds are made explicit. Structure Control Most structures used in the Readers will be familiar to students who have completed an elementary course of English. Other grammatical features may occur, but their use is made clear through context and reinforcement. This ensures that the reading is enjoyable and provides a continual learningsituation for the students. Sentences are limited in most cases to a maximum of three clauses and within sentences there is a balance of adverbial and adjectival phrases. Great care is taken with pronoun reference. Vocabulary Control At Intermediate Level there is a basic vocabulary of approximately 1600 words. Help is given to students in the form of illustrations which are closely related to the text.Glossary Some difficult words and phrases in this book are important for understanding the story. Some of these words are explained in the story, some are shown in the pictures, and others are marked with a number like this: ...1. Words with a number are explained in the Glossary.

Contents
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Introductory Notes The Road to Castle Dracula A Prisoner in the Castle The Vampires AVisit to Hythe How Lucy Died The Beautiful Lady of Hythe The House of the Vampire The Flight of the Vampire The Return to Castle Dracula Points for Understanding Glossary List of titles at Intermediate Level 4 6 11 15 20 26 30 36 43 46 53 59 63

Introductory Notes
Prince Dracula The story of Dracula was written in 1897. The author, Bram Stoker, had read about a prince called Dracula. Draculawas the ruler of a country called Transylvania in the fifteenth century. Transylvania is not marked on maps today. It is now part of Romania. Prince Dracula was a very cruel man. He killed many people in horrible ways. One way was to throw them onto the sharp points of stakes fixed in the ground. Many stories were told about Prince Dracula. The stories were about his cruelty to the people he killed.After his death, Dracula’s grave was opened. But his body was not found in the grave. The people of Transylvania believed that Dracula was not dead. Vampires At the time of this story, people in Transylvania believed in vampires. They believed that vampires did not die. Vampires rested during the day and moved about at night. They attacked people and drank their blood. The people who wereattacked also became vampires. They did not die. They attacked other people and drank their blood. So more and more vampires came into the world. The people in Transylvania were very frightened of vampires. They believed many strange things about vampires. They said that vampires could climb up and down high walls and fly through the air. Vampires were able to change into birds or animals. They couldbecome dust or thick mist. Vampires knew what people were thinking. They could make people do what they wanted. Transylvanians protected themselves against vampires in 4

Introductory Notes many ways. They wore a Christian cross around their necks. They put garlic plants in their houses. They believed that praying to God would protect them from vampires. And they believed that vampires were...