Abraham Stoker (his friends called him Bram) was an Irish writer and novelist. He was born on November 8, 1847. He died on April 20, 1912. Bram Stoker came from a large Protestant family. He was the third of seven children.

Bram was born with a disease. He was bedridden, for unknown reasons, until he was seven years old. At that time he made a full recovery. He grew up healthy and was an athlete at Trinity College Dublin. He graduated with honors in 1870 and received a bachelor’s degree in mathematics.

Despite his scientific studies, Bram liked fiction. His early years of being bedridden resulted in endless hours of contemplation and fantasy. As a young man he was interested in the theater. After marrying Florence Balcombe, Bram and his new wife moved to London. Bram then became the acting and business manager of the Lyceum Theatre.

Bram and Florence only had one child, Noel Thornley Stoker. Bram worked at the Lyceum Theater for 27 years. Bram’s salary wasn’t enough to support him and his family. Bram started writing to supplement his income. Bram spent several years researching vampire folklore throughout Europe. He was fascinated with vampire tales. He visited Gothic sites such as the crypts of St. Michan’s Church in Dublin and Slains Castle in Aberdeenshire. These and other trips only fueled Bram’s interest in morbidity.

Bram went on to write several gothic, horror, and fantasy novels, including The jewel of the seven stars (1903), The Lady of the Shroud (1909), and The lair of the white worm (1911). However, none would become as popular as his 1897 novel, dracula. But Bram made a big mistake after posting dracula. Did not follow copyright procedure and as a result, dracula it was in the public domain in the United States from its initial publication.

dracula he was largely unappreciated during his time. The novel would not see mainstream success for several decades. In 1922, Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau filmed an unauthorized adaptation of dracula noble Nosferatu. After the release of Nosferatuthe popularity of Bram’s novel dracula significantly increased. Bram’s widow tried to ban the film, but as dracula was in the public domain, his challenges to the film failed.

Bram Stoker died on April 20, 1912 in St. George’s Square. It is speculated that Bram’s cause of death was due to tertiary syphilis. He suffered a series of strokes before passing away. Bram was cremated and his ashes placed in an urn now on display at Golders Green Crematorium. Visitors wishing to visit the urn should be escorted to the room in which the urn is located, for fear of vandalism.

In 1914, two years after Bram’s death, his widow published the short story Dracula’s Guest. It is widely speculated that this work was Stoker’s first original chapter. dracula.