Dracula is a novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897. An epistolary novel, the narrative is related through letters, diary entries, and newspaper articles. It has no single protagonist and opens with solicitor Jonathan Harker taking a business trip to stay at the castle of a Transylvanian nobleman, Count Dracula. Harker escapes the castle after discovering that Dracula is a vampire, and the Count moves to England and plagues the seaside town of Whitby. A small group, led by Abraham Van Helsing, investigate, hunt and kill Dracula.
Cover of the first edition
Vlad III, more commonly known as Vlad the Impaler
Stoker's handwritten notes about the novel's characters
1899 first American edition, Doubleday & McClure, New York
Abraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish author who is best known for writing the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the West End's Lyceum Theatre, which Irving owned.
Stoker c. 1906
Bram Stoker's former home featuring a commemorative plaque, Kildare Street, Dublin
Stoker's residence at 18 St Leonard's Terrace, Chelsea, London
Blue plaque at the address
