The Mystery of the Sea

Bram Stoker (1847–1912) was an Irish novelist, best known today for his universally famous gothic novel “Dracula,” the main villain of which is still one of the most popular antagonists in the modern media. The novel “The Mystery of the Sea” tells the story of Archibald Hunter, an Englishman from Aberdeenshire, Scotland, who meets and falls in love with an American heiress Marjory Drake. She is involved with the intrigues of the Spanish- American War, and all of a sudden, Archibald becomes a participant in a complex scheme including kidnapping, secret codes and even second sight that unfolds in front of him over the course of the story.