Bram Stoker

<p>Abraham 'Bram' Stoker was born on November 8, 1847, in Clontarf, Dublin. Bedridden until age seven, he grew up listening to his mother's harrowing tales of the 1832 Sligo cholera epidemic. Overcoming illness, he graduated with mathematics honors from Trinity College Dublin.</p><p>In 1878, Stoker moved to London to manage Sir Henry Irving's famous Lyceum Theatre. Following years of meticulous historical and folkloric research at the British Library and in Whitby, Stoker published <em>Dracula</em> in 1897. Written in epistolary format through diaries, phonograph logs, and letters, the novel created a cultural titan that transformed global literature and cinematic horror.</p>