Bram Stoker

By Sean Walgrove

Thesis

• Bram Stoker’s unconventional writing style made him the most acclaimed horror novelists of the Victorian Era. During his life he wrote what is considered by some to be the greatest horror masterpiece of all time, Dracula.

Early Life

• Born in 1847, Ireland• Had a large family• He was ill as a child• Extremely Smart• Attended Dublin

University

Life (cont.)

• Graduated college with honors

• Civil Servant• No plans to be a

writer• Married Florence

Balcombe.

Writing Career

• Newspaper Editor• Play critic• Unconventional style• First book published

in 1872.

Dracula

• Published in 1897• Masterpiece• Controversial• Count Dracula is a

vampire who keeps people as “guests” in his castle.

Other Works

• The Crystal Cup• The Duties of Clerks• The Lady of the

Shroud• The Man

• The Jewel Of The Seven Stars

• The Lair of The Worm• Under the Sunset• Dracula’s Guest

Late Life

• Died in 1912 from illness.

• Bram Stoker Award• Dracula Adaptations

Questions