Bram Stoker is maybe Dublin's most successful literary export ... at least if you rely on common knowledge. Everybody knows (though not necessarily has read) „Dracula“.
Dates
Born 1847 in Dublin,
died 1912 in England.
Who was Bram Stoker?
Abraham Stoker, shortened first name „Bram“, was born in Dublin and chose the highly unadventurous career of a civil servant. Always nursing a fondness for the theatre, Stoker chucked in his job in 1879 to become acting manager of Shakespearean actor Henry Irving. At this time he was already writing in his spare time.
In 1897 Stoker hit the publishing jackpot with his supernatural thriller „Dracula“, a rewriting of vampire lore in an unusual format that conjured „authenticity“ by relying on diary entries, letters and excerpts from other writings.
Important Works of Bram Stoker
- “Dracula“ (1897)
- “The Jewel of Seven Stars“ (1903)
- “The Lair of the White Worm“ (1911)
Irish Places Connected to Bram Stoker
- Saint Michan's Church, Dublin, provided inspiration for the portrayal of Dracula in his coffin
- Stoker's birthplace can be found at 15 Marino Crescent, Clontarf.
- The home in which Stoker spent his adult Dublin life is at 30 Kildare Street.
- Material on and by Stoker is at display in the Dublin Writers Museum.
