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Abraham 'Bram' Stoker (1847-1912) |
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Profile: Bram' Stoker is best remembered
as the author of Dracula.
Born in Marino Crescent in Clontarf, he studied at Trinity College and
became a civil servant, a job that he combined with that of drama critic
of The Evening Mail. From his interest in theatre sprang his lifelong
friendship with the actor Henry Irving. Stoker married Oscar Wilde's
former sweetheart Florence Balcombe in 1878 and moved with her to London
where he became business manager of Irving's Lyceum Theatre. He supplemented
his income by writing a large number of sensational novels, his most
famous being the vampire tale Dracula
(1897), the inspiration of countless films and plays. Other works include
A Life of Irving, The Snake's Pass which was set in Ireland and the
Lair of the White Worm
which was filmed by Ken Russell.
National Institute of Technology kerala, India |
