Which latter was the highest development of the scientific knowledge of his time. ( November 2020)ĭetails of his early life are undisclosed, but it is mentioned that Further details may exist on the talk page. Please expand the article to include this information. Enjoy reading his works, along with plenty of other spooky tales in our collections, Gothic, Ghost, Horror & Weird Library and Halloween Stories.This article is missing information about Dracula's backstory outlined in the 2018 prequel novel Dracul, written by Dacre Stoker from Bram Stoker's manuscripts. Stoker is featured in our Gothic Literature Study Guide. Stoker went on to write Dracula in 1897, which became the pillar of gothic romance, adapted countless times in numerous literary forms for generations. They became friends, when Le Fanu co-owned the Dublin Evening Mail, for which Stoker was employed as a theatre critic. Interestingly, Stoker was inspired by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, acclaimed for his vivid gothic tales, particularly the female, lesbian vampire character, Carmilla (1872). Throughout his lifetime, Stoker maintained an interest in art, founding the Dublin Sketching Club in 1879. In 1876 while a civil servant in Dublin, Stoker wrote the non-fiction book The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland (1879). He pursued writing both fiction and non-fiction, his first paper titled, Sensationalism in Fiction and Society. in Mathematics, and serving as president of the Philosophical Society. Stoker graduated with honors, earning a B.A. Stoker made a complete recovery, going on to excel at athletics, earning the "University Athlete" distinction at Trinity College in Dublin (1864-1870). One can imagine the exercise of imagination that would be stimulated by the child's solitary hours. "I was naturally thoughtful, and the leisure of long illness gave opportunity for many thoughts which were fruitful according to their kind in later years."
Stoker was the third of seven children, bedridden until the age of seven with an unknown illness, about which he remarked:
Interestingly, during his lifetime, the Irish-born author was not known for his writing, but for being the personal assistant to actor Henry Irving, and business manager of Irving's Lyceum Theatre in London. Pen Name: Bram Stoker Born: 8 November 1847 Died: 20 April 1912Ībraham "Bram" Stoker (1847 - 1912) has been immortalized as the author and creator of the gothic novel Dracula which was first published in 1897.
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