The document summarizes the plot of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. It introduces the story, which is told through a series of letters, diary entries, and ships' log entries by the novel's protagonists. The tale begins with Jonathan Harker visiting Count Dracula in Transylvania to provide legal support for a real estate transaction. Harker realizes he is Dracula's prisoner and is rescued from three female vampires. Dracula then leaves for England while abandoning Harker, who barely escapes with his life.