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Biography

Name: Bram Stoker
Variant Name: Abraham Stoker
Birth Date: November 8, 1847
Death Date: April 20, 1912
Place of Birth: Clontarf, Ireland
Place of Death: London, England
Nationality: Irish
Gender: Male
Occupations: writer

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Biography of Bram Stoker
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Bram Stoker (1847-1912) is best known as the author of Dracula (1897), one of the most famous horror novels of all time. Abraham Stoker was born in Clontarf, Ireland in 1847. He was a sickly child, bedridden for much of his boyhood. As a student at...
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Biography of Abraham Stoker
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Without Dracula (1897), Bram Stoker would be forgotten. As it is, he is one of the least-known authors of one of the best-known books. Dracula was his masterpiece, and a writer only needs one of those to achieve immortality; but Stoker was obscured by...
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Biography of Abraham Stoker
5,103 words, approx. 17 pages
Like a creature from his own imagination, Abraham (Bram) Stoker is frequently described by biographers as a red-haired giant, a man of prodigious strength and energy. During his lifetime Stokers name was most often linked to that of his famous partner,...
 


Quotations
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Bram Stoker Quotes
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Abraham Stoker ( 8 November 1847 - 20 April 1912 ) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula ; he wrote under the name Bram Stoker . Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 Dracula (1897) 1.2 Dracula's Guest (1914) 2...


Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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Bram Stoker - (1847 - 1912) Summary
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Bram Stoker - (1847 - 1912) (Full name Abraham Stoker) Irish novelist, short story writer, and essayist. Stoker is best known as the author of Dracula (1897), one of the most famous horror stories of all time, and a work frequently cited as a...
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Bram Stoker Information
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Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish writer, best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula. In his honour, the Horror Writers Association recognizes "superior achievement" in horror writing with...


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Controversy over Dracula's castle
6/15/2007: 342 words, approx. 1 pages
Romania's government on Thursday defended its decision to return "Dracula's Castle" to members of the former royal family, denying allegations that the decision was illegal.The castle, famous for its links to a 15th-century medieval ruler who inspired Bram Stoker's "Dracula," was confiscated in 1948 by...
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Romania defends 'Dracula Castle' return
6/15/2007: 342 words, approx. 1 pages
Romania's government on Thursday defended its decision to return "Dracula's Castle" to members of the former royal family, denying allegations that the decision was illegal.The castle, famous for its links to a 15th-century medieval ruler who inspired Bram Stoker's "Dracula," was confiscated in 1948 by...
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Lawmakers debate 'Dracula' castle fate
9/19/2007: 342 words, approx. 1 pages
Lawmakers began debating Wednesday whether the Transylvanian fortress commonly known as Dracula's Castle was legally returned to an heir of Romania's royal family and whether he is allowed to sell it.Bran Castle, which has been featured in many movies, was returned to Archduke Dominic Habsburg,...
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Dracula's castle is for sale for $78M
1/10/2007: 561 words, approx. 2 pages
The Habsburg family said Wednesday that it wanted to sell a Transylvanian castle famous for its connections to the 15th century medieval ruler who inspired "Dracula" for 60 million euros, or $78 million, to the local authorities, an attorney said.The local council says it is...
 


Criticism and Essays
Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Daniel Farson
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In the following excerpt, Farson contends that Stoker's frequent travels provided settings and inspirations for his short fiction.
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Excerpt by Peter Haining
5,274 words, approx. 18 pages
In the following excerpt, which is constructed of introductions to Stoker's stories in Midnight Tales, Haining determines the possible sources of and inspiration for the stories in the collection.
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Critical Essay by Carol A. Senf
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In the following excerpt, Senf discusses the defining characteristics of Stoker's short fiction.
 


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