Classic·Gothic fiction
Dracula
Bram Stoker
When Count Dracula leaves the Carpathians for London, ancient terror crosses the threshold of the modern world.
Shared themes:Gothic horror
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1886 · Complete work
The Manors of Ulloa
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“A gentle young priest enters a decaying Galician estate where feudal savagery, lawlessness, and untamed instincts reign supreme.”
Sent to bring order and piety to the remote Galician manor of Don Pedro Moscoso, the frail, devout priest Father Julián expects a bastion of noble lineage. Instead, he finds the Manors of Ulloa surrendered to moral neglect, rural lawlessness, and brute passions, ruled behind the scenes by cunning servants. Striving to salvage the master's soul and elevate the ancestral house, Julián attempts to civilize the estate through a pious marriage. Yet in this oppressive, wild landscape, civilization soon proves alarmingly fragile against hereditary corruption and ancestral violence.
43 Episodes · Classic
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Episode 01
~10 min
Episode 1
““The House of Ulloa is over yonder,” he murmured, stretching out his hand to point toward a spot on the horizon.”
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Episode 02
~10 min
Episode 2
““My uncle,” he exclaimed, folding the letter—is always so whimsical and amusing....”
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Episode 03
~5 min
Episode 3
“Perucho turned toward the bottle and then, as if instinctively, shook his head, swaying the dense fleece of his curls.”
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Episode 04
~14 min
-Iii- · I
“Julián awoke when a gentle, golden autumn sun was pouring fully into the room.”
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Episode 05
~14 min
-Iii- · II
“Three or four patents of nobility, all with their pendant lead seals, were set apart, wrapped in clean cloths.”
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Episode 06
~16 min
-Iii- · III
“Julián took refuge in his room, whither he made the child come up, half dragged, for the customary lesson.”
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Episode 07
~13 min
-Iii- · IV
“In short, the flower of the district was gathered there, lacking only the Marquis of Ulloa, who would certainly arrive for dessert.”
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Episode 09
~8 min
-Vii- · I
““God above all!” he murmured, sighing at the thought that he would have to inhabit a town of narrow streets and encounter people at every step.”
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Episode 10
~6 min
-Vii- · II
“Am I stupid, by chance, not to see that that shameless creature flees from me, and that every day I must hunt her down like a hare?”
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Episode 11
~13 min
-Viii- · I
““The mare,” replied Primitivo without raising his voice—is not fit for the road.”
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Episode 13
~13 min
-Viii- · III
““Do you know,” insinuated Don Pedro—that my cousin Rita strikes me as somewhat light-headed?”
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Episode 14
~13 min
-Viii- · IV
““Little Rita, big Rita?” replied Don Pedro, devouring her with his gaze.”
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Episode 15
~5 min
-Viii- · V
““If your mother, who is in glory, could raise her head on such a day as this!””
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Episode 16
~10 min
-Xii-
““I wager,” he exclaimed, laughing, “that you will pass that stone cross on the road with your rosary in hand.””
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Episode 17
~12 min
-Xiii-
“This was why the father-in-law, despite being chronologically a generation behind his son-in-law, was morally many years ahead.”
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Episode 18
~11 min
-Xiv- · I
““I know who he is,” said Don Pedro between his teeth, his brow darkening.”
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Episode 19
~11 min
-Xiv- · II
““I believe...” he stammered, choking, “I believe... he belongs to Sabel, the one who is doing the cooking these days.””
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Episode 20
~6 min
-Xiv- · III
“From quite nearby, the Pazo of Limioso seemed uninhabited, which heightened the melancholy impression produced by its dismantled dovecote.”
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Episode 21
~11 min
-Xvi- · I
“Her black hair appeared glossier and more abundant; her eyes, less dreamy and more moist; her mouth, fresher and redder.”
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Episode 23
~9 min
-Xvii-
“Sabel served it in person, Filomena the maid, who usually waited at table, being that day heavily occupied.”
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Episode 24
~11 min
-Xviii- · I
““I find you looking remarkably well, madam,” said the chaplain, lying like a knave.”
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Episode 25
~7 min
-Xviii- · II
““I trust you more than the nurse,” Nucha would say to him confidentially, giving vent to a secret maternal jealousy.”
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Episode 26
~12 min
-Xix- · I
“Not a stranger, for he lived spiritually united to the family by respect, devotion, and habit.”
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Episode 27
~11 min
-Xix- · II
““A fine thing to make such a fuss about!” exclaimed her husband, shrugging his shoulders.”
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Episode 28
~5 min
-Xix- · III
““Blessed Saint Barbara!” murmured the chaplain piously, with a shudder.”
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Episode 29
~10 min
-Xxi-
““As God may save me and grant me glory, it is the truth!” cried Rat’s Snout, putting on the most crestfallen face in the world.”
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Episode 31
~12 min
-Xxiii-
“He sat quiet and motionless, with eyes wide open and staring, not daring to breathe, looking so handsome that one felt like devouring him.”
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Episode 32
~11 min
-Xxiv- · I
“Perpetual antagonists, their struggle, like that of the Roman dictators, was destined to end only with the ruin and death of one of them.”
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Episode 33
~8 min
-Xxiv- · II
“He well understood that Primitivo was behind the scenes; but, after all, he was the one who was incensed.”
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Episode 34
~9 min
-Xxv- · I
““Go on, go on,” exclaimed the Governor, who that day was evidently irritable.”
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Episode 35
~6 min
-Xxv- · II
““Wait a moment, Naya,” said he familiarly, giving him, according to the custom among priests, the name of his parish.”
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Episode 36
~13 min
-Xxvi- · I
“The mark, dark on the first day, gradually turned greenish and faded away.”
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Episode 37
~10 min
-Xxvi- · II
““Softly, softly,” exclaimed the archpriest, ready to break a lance for his dear young squire.”
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Episode 38
~9 min
-Xxvii- · I
“The chaplain made no reply, but a few days later, returning from Naya, he fell in with the doctor.”
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Episode 39
~7 min
-Xxvii- · II
““I am alone, utterly alone...” repeated Nucha, passing her hand over her cheeks.”
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Episode 40
~14 min
-Xxviii- · I
“Perucho’s first memory is that, leaving the chapel, he lingered sadly by the door, for that day the chaplain gave him nothing.”
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Episode 41
~10 min
-Xxviii- · II
“He saw the child asleep, and the nurse, face down upon Nucha’s bed, snoring heavily.”
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Episode 42
~6 min
-Xxix-
“The stone cross, a short distance away, lifts its stone arms stained with the old gold of lichen...”
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Episode 43
~9 min
-Xxx-
“The great burrow, defying time, remains as heavy, sombre, and forbidding as ever.”
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Public-domain work (1886). Text: Project Gutenberg #18005. The English version is an AI-assisted translation and may contain errors. Digital edition by Inkora Stories. Learn more