Dracula author biography

Irish author (–)

Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November – 20 April ) was an Irish author who wrote the Gothic horror novel Dracula. During his life, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the West End's Lyceum Theatre, which Irving owned.

In his early years, Stoker worked as a theatre critic for an Irish newspaper and wrote stories as well as commentaries. He also enjoyed travelling, particularly to Cruden Bay in Scotland where he set two of his novels.

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During another visit to the English coastal town of Whitby, Stoker drew inspiration for writing Dracula. He died on 20 April due to locomotor ataxia and was cremated in north London. Since his death, his magnum opus Dracula has become one of the best-known works in English literature and the novel has been adapted for numerous films, short stories, and plays.^[1]

Early life

Stoker was born on 8 November at 15 Marino Crescent, Clontarf, in D Bram Stoker: A Brief Biography - The Victorian Web GYRO