Bram Stoker (1847-1912) 

Mysterious and tormented: that's what we know about Bram Stoker, the creator of Dracula. And, indeed, that is how he must have been to imagine such a bloodthirsty creature. 104 years later, the author is perhaps not so well remembered but Dracula is certainly still as famous as ever. It's a case of character that has ''eliminated'' its author!

Bram Stoker chronology:

1847: Bram Stoker is born in Clontarf (Dublin, Irealand) 

1867: He goes to university.

1876: He meets the actor Henry Irving in the Royal Theatre in Dublin

1878: He marries Florence Balcombe, whom he meets at the home of the parents of the famous writier Oscar Wilde. He starts working as a stage manager in the Lyceum Theatre in London.

1882: Publication of his first book of stories.

1883: Lyceum Theatre American tour. He meets the American poet, Walt Whitman.

1890: He meets professor Arminius Vambery, and joins a secret society. Publication of his first novel, The Snake Pass.

1894: Publication of stories.

1895: Publication of his novel The Shoulder of Shasta.

1897: Publication of Dracula. First and only representation of the theatrical adaptation of Dracula. 

1905: Henry Irving dies.

1911: Publication of the novel The Liar of the White Worm.

1912: He dies on the 21st of April

1915: Publication of short posthumous novels, amongst which we can find Dracula's Guest.

More About Dracula:

Summary of the plot:

Jonathan Harker, a young notary, goes to Transylvania to negotiate a sale with Count Dracula. It doesn't take him long to discover hist host's terrible secret; Dracula is a vampire that goes out at night to quench his thirst for human blood. When he arrives in England, Dracula chooses as his victim Lucy, who is a friend of Mina, Jonathan's fiancée.  Lucy bleeds to death. 

Will Jonathan Harker, MIna and the condescending professor Van Helsing manage to defeat the vampire? 

The novel appears as dossier of letters and parts of the diaries of each of the different characters.