Stylistic Analysis of the Opening Page of Dracula (Children’s Version) This version of the classic novel, Dracula, is aimed at children, in my opinion between the ages of 8 to 12. My reasoning for this is that the language used requires quite a wide vocabulary and reading ability to understand, but is probably too challenging for a young child to understand on their own, so it is possibly designed to be read with parents. Older children (i.e. around 11 to 12 years old) would probably be able to understand and read many of the words used, so ....