As Biography.com notes, today is the birthday of Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula.
Born in Dublin, Ireland, on November 8, 1847, Bram Stoker published his first literary work, The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland, a handbook in legal administration, in 1879. Turning to fiction later in life, Stoker published his masterpiece, Dracula, in 1897.
Deemed a classic horror novel not long after its release, Dracula has continued to garner acclaim for more than a century, inspiring the creation of hundreds of film, theatrical and literary adaptations.
In addition to Dracula, Stoker published more than a dozen novels before his death in 1912.
You can read the rest of the piece and watch a full episode of Biography on Bram Stoker's life via the below link:
http://www.biography.com/people/bram-stoker-9495731
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