Bram Stoker was born Abraham Stoker on November 8, 1847, in Clontarf, north of Dublin, Ireland.
Stoker was number three of seven children.
Stoker was always ill as a child so he had time to read many books and listen to the horror stories his mother told him.
That led him to write ghost stories as a child.
After graduating from Trinity College, Dublin in 1868 with honors in mathematics, Stoker took a civil service position, but he most enjoyed going to the theater in his free time.
In 1882, Stoker published his first book, Under the Sunset, a book of twisted children's stories.
Eight years later, he published his first novel, The Snake's Pass.
In 1897 he published Dracula, which really gave him attention from the critics.
Nearing the end of his life Stoker and his wife became poor, and he looked to others for help.
Stoker died of syphilis on April 20, 1912, in London.
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