Bram Stoker's novel, told in diaries and letters, about a Transylvanian count who moves to England to spread his curse, and the small band who hunt him. For readers who want the plot in order and the ideas behind the vampire story.
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Bram Stoker
Irish novelist and theatre manager
- Born
- 8 November 1847
- Died
- 20 April 1912 (aged 64)
- Birthplace
- Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
- Nationality
- Irish
- Occupation
- Novelist, Theatre manager
- Known for
- Dracula
- Website
- bramstoker.org
- Wikipedia
- Read the article
About Bram Stoker
Bram Stoker was born in Clontarf, on the north side of Dublin, in 1847. He was bedridden with an unknown illness until he was seven, then grew into a strong athlete at Trinity College Dublin, where he studied mathematics. He worked as a civil servant at Dublin Castle and wrote theater reviews in his spare time.
A review of the actor Henry Irving led to a close friendship, and in 1878 Stoker moved to London to manage Irving's Lyceum Theatre. He ran it for 27 years and wrote fiction on the side.
Dracula (1897) is told through letters, diaries and newspaper clippings. A Transylvanian count travels to England to find new victims, and a small group led by Professor Van Helsing hunts him down. The book sold steadily but not hugely in his lifetime. Its fame grew through stage and film versions, starting with the unauthorized German film Nosferatu in 1922, and it fixed the modern image of the vampire. He died in London in 1912.
Books by Bram Stoker
New books, occasionally