Abraham Stoker (1847-11-08)8 November 1847 Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Died
20 April 1912(1912-04-20) (aged 64) Pimlico, London, England
Occupation
Novelist
Alma mater
Trinity College Dublin
Period
Victorian era, Edwardian era
Genre
Gothic fiction, romantic fiction
Literary movement
Dark romanticism
Notable works
Dracula
Spouse
Florence Balcombe
(m. 1878)
Children
1
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Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who is best known for writing the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. During his lifetime, 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. During another visit to the English coastal town of Whitby, Stoker drew inspiration for writing Dracula. He died on 20 April 1912 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]
^"The 100 best novels: No 31 – Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897)". TheGuardian.com. 21 April 2014.
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