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Dracula: Bram Stoker
600 pages, Paperback
Published March 2, 2024
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Bram Stoker
2,598 books5,860 followersIrish-born Abraham Stoker, known as Bram, of Britain wrote the gothic horror novel
Dracula
(1897).
The feminist Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornely Stoker at 15 Marino crescent, then as now called "the crescent," in Fairview, a coastal suburb of Dublin, Ireland, bore this third of seven children. The parents, members of church of Ireland, attended the parish church of Saint John the Baptist, located on Seafield road west in Clontarf with their baptized children.
Stoker, an invalid, started school at the age of seven years in 1854, when he made a complete and astounding recovery. Of this time, Stoker wrote, "I was naturally thoughtful, and the leisure of long illness gave opportunity for many thoughts which were fruitful according to their kind in later years."
After his recovery, he, a normal young man, even excelled as a university athlete at Trinity college, Dublin form 1864 to 1870 and graduated with honors in mathematics. He served as auditor of the college historical society and as president of the university philosophical society with his first paper on "Sensationalism in Fiction and Society."
In 1876, while employed as a civil servant in Dublin, Stoker wrote a non-fiction book (The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland, published 1879) and theatre reviews for The Dublin Mail, a newspaper partly owned by fellow horror writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. His interest in theatre led to a lifelong friendship with the English actor Henry Irving. He also wrote stories, and in 1872 "The Crystal Cup" was published by the London Society, followed by "The Chain of Destiny" in four parts in The Shamrock.
In 1878 Stoker married Florence Balcombe, a celebrated beauty whose former suitor was Oscar Wilde. The couple moved to London, where Stoker became business manager (at first as acting-manager) of Irving's Lyceum Theatre, a post he held for 27 years. The collaboration with Irving was very important for Stoker and through him he became involved in London's high society, where he met, among other notables, James McNeil Whistler, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the course of Irving's tours, Stoker got the chance to travel around the world.
The Stokers had one son, Irving Noel, who was born on December 31, 1879.
People cremated the body of Bram Stoker and placed his ashes placed in a display urn at Golders green crematorium. After death of Irving Noel Stoker in 1961, people added his ashes to that urn. Despite the original plan to keep ashes of his parents together, after death, people scattered ashes of Florence Stoker at the gardens of rest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker
The feminist Charlotte Mathilda Blake Thornely Stoker at 15 Marino crescent, then as now called "the crescent," in Fairview, a coastal suburb of Dublin, Ireland, bore this third of seven children. The parents, members of church of Ireland, attended the parish church of Saint John the Baptist, located on Seafield road west in Clontarf with their baptized children.
Stoker, an invalid, started school at the age of seven years in 1854, when he made a complete and astounding recovery. Of this time, Stoker wrote, "I was naturally thoughtful, and the leisure of long illness gave opportunity for many thoughts which were fruitful according to their kind in later years."
After his recovery, he, a normal young man, even excelled as a university athlete at Trinity college, Dublin form 1864 to 1870 and graduated with honors in mathematics. He served as auditor of the college historical society and as president of the university philosophical society with his first paper on "Sensationalism in Fiction and Society."
In 1876, while employed as a civil servant in Dublin, Stoker wrote a non-fiction book (The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland, published 1879) and theatre reviews for The Dublin Mail, a newspaper partly owned by fellow horror writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. His interest in theatre led to a lifelong friendship with the English actor Henry Irving. He also wrote stories, and in 1872 "The Crystal Cup" was published by the London Society, followed by "The Chain of Destiny" in four parts in The Shamrock.
In 1878 Stoker married Florence Balcombe, a celebrated beauty whose former suitor was Oscar Wilde. The couple moved to London, where Stoker became business manager (at first as acting-manager) of Irving's Lyceum Theatre, a post he held for 27 years. The collaboration with Irving was very important for Stoker and through him he became involved in London's high society, where he met, among other notables, James McNeil Whistler, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In the course of Irving's tours, Stoker got the chance to travel around the world.
The Stokers had one son, Irving Noel, who was born on December 31, 1879.
People cremated the body of Bram Stoker and placed his ashes placed in a display urn at Golders green crematorium. After death of Irving Noel Stoker in 1961, people added his ashes to that urn. Despite the original plan to keep ashes of his parents together, after death, people scattered ashes of Florence Stoker at the gardens of rest.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker
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October 13, 2025
This year I’ve been trying to be more intentional about expanding the genres I read and that includes diving deeper into classic literature. I finally picked up Dracula by Bram Stoker, and… wow. It’s no surprise this one has stood the test of time!
The writing is incredibly vivid and elegant, and I absolutely love that it’s told through a series of letters, diary entries, and newspaper clippings from multiple characters. That structure makes it feel almost real, like you’re piecing together the story yourself, clue by clue, and the dread slowly builds.
There’s something that feels timeless about the way Stoker captures fear, desire, and the unknown. Dracula isn’t just a horror story: it’s gothic, romantic, eerie, and surprisingly emotional.
If you’re looking for the perfect classic for Spooky Season, this is it. Whether you’ve read it before or not, it’s worth revisiting possibly by candlelight, definitely with a cup of tea - I suggest a strong Earl Grey heavy on the lavender with brown sugar simple syrup and a splash of heavy cream.
The writing is incredibly vivid and elegant, and I absolutely love that it’s told through a series of letters, diary entries, and newspaper clippings from multiple characters. That structure makes it feel almost real, like you’re piecing together the story yourself, clue by clue, and the dread slowly builds.
There’s something that feels timeless about the way Stoker captures fear, desire, and the unknown. Dracula isn’t just a horror story: it’s gothic, romantic, eerie, and surprisingly emotional.
If you’re looking for the perfect classic for Spooky Season, this is it. Whether you’ve read it before or not, it’s worth revisiting possibly by candlelight, definitely with a cup of tea - I suggest a strong Earl Grey heavy on the lavender with brown sugar simple syrup and a splash of heavy cream.
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December 24, 2025dropped 70% in because i simply cant continue for some reason i find it so incredibly boring
literally know everything that happens and reading it and listening to it gave me no new experience i had hoped for it will just make me hate it
the beginning was amazing i was so into it but as the diaries and letters changed it became unbearable sadly
literally know everything that happens and reading it and listening to it gave me no new experience i had hoped for it will just make me hate it
the beginning was amazing i was so into it but as the diaries and letters changed it became unbearable sadly
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January 2, 2025*Prima traducere in limba romana, editura dezarticulat 2023 (nu exista pe goodreads)
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July 3, 2025
Det här är så mycket mer än en vampyrhistoria! Det är romantisk kärlek, vänskap, kamratskap, svåra prövningar, hopp, tro, vetenskap och vidskepelse, galenskap och äventyr på äkta 1800-talsvis med stor känsla och inlevelse och målande beskrivningar. Kan rekommenderas!
November 19, 2025
What a great book!!! I highly recommend it I loved every second of it!
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