Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847-1912) became famous as the
author of
Dracula. Born in Marino Crescent in Clontarf near
Dublin, he studied at [Trinity College]
? and became a civil servant, a job that he combined with that of drama critic of
The Evening Mail. His interest in theatre lead to a lifelong friendship with the actor [Henry Irving]
?. Stoker married
Oscar Wilde's former girlfriend [Florence Balcombe]
? in 1878 and moved with her to London where he became business manager of Irving's Lyceum Theatre. He supplemented his income by writing a large number of sensational novels, his most famous being the vampire tale
Dracula (1897), the basis of countless
films and plays. He died in 1912 in London.
List of works :
- Dracula
- [Lair of the White Worm]?
- [A Life of Irving]?
- [The Snakes Pass]?
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