Bram Stoker, 1847-1912
Life:
Irish, invalid as a child, mother told horror stories
Dublin University, athlete, football player, became civil servant
Work in Theatre:
Drama critic; stage manager for great actor Henry Irving
Friends: Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Alfred Tennyson, Oscar Wilde
Writings:
Dracula
(1897)
The Lady of the Shroud
(1909)
The Lair of the White Worm
(1911)
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