CHAPTER I—­ADAM SALTON ARRIVES
Adam Salton sauntered into the Empire Club, Sydney,
and found awaiting him a letter from his grand-uncle.
He had first heard from the old gentleman less...
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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...
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Though he was shy and sickly as a child, Bram Stoker grew up to be a man with many talents and interests, and a seemingly endless supply of energy. He was simultaneously an amateur athlete, a business...
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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 ...
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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, bed...
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Abraham Stoker--better known to the world as Bram--created a century ago one of the most enduring figures of literary history. Patching together the works of earlier writers such as Sheridan Le Fanu, ...
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"The Censorship of Stage Plays," Nineteenth Century & After, 66 (December 1909): 974-989.Biography EssayThough he was shy and sickly as a child, Bram Stoker grew up to be a man with many talents a...
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As in many novels, the lives of these authors are reflected in their works. Their cultural and personal background as well as emotional, physical, and intellectual well-being is much displayed in th...
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