Brem Stoker Irish theater manager and writer, classic of horror literature. Date of Birth: 08.11.1847 Country: Great Britain

Biography of Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker (8.11.1847 - 20.4.1912), an Irish theatrical manager and writer, was born in Dublin. As the third child in a modest civil servant family, he suffered from an illness that prevented him from walking for a long time. However, the illness eventually receded, and Stoker gained fame as an athlete and an excellent football player at Trinity College, from which he graduated with honors. Actively involved in the activities of the Philosophical Society, Stoker soon became its chairman. Despite his academic success, Stoker followed his father's example and worked for nearly ten years at the Vice Regal Lodge. However, this did not hinder him, a passionate theater enthusiast, from regularly writing reviews for the Dublin newspaper "Evening Mail," even though his newspaper work was unpaid. At the same time, Stoker wrote short stories. In 1878, actor Henry Irving offered him the position of theater director. In the same year, he moved to London with his wife.

Stoker was the author of numerous books, working in various genres. Following his first novel, "The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland" (1879), he published numerous books, including those for children. Despite the success of some of them, such as "The Snake's Pass" (1890), "The Mystery of the Sea" (1902), "Personal Memories of Henry Irving" (1906), "The Lady of the Shroud" (1909), and "The Lair of the White Worm" (1911), they are practically forgotten. Immortality was achieved only by Stoker's novel "Dracula".

"Dracula" was published in 1897, on which he worked for seven years, and it became his main book. This book, not the first narrative about vampires, became a true classic of the genre, its standard, and caused a surge of worldwide fascination with the "vampire" theme that continues to this day. Stoker managed to create his own new, incredibly beautiful world based on various myths, stretching from the Middle Ages to the present day, from mysterious Transylvania to cozy London. And most importantly, he created a new mythical hero. A hero for all times.

Bram Stoker died in London on April 20, 1912, leaving behind his wife, Florence Balcombe, a famous Irish beauty with whom Oscar Wilde was among those who proposed, and their only son, Noel.