1847 Born 8 November in Clontarf (Dublin), Ireland
Lived early childhood (bed-ridden) at 15 Marino Crescent
1860s Attended Trinity College (Dublin)
Awarded University Athletics Championship
Served as President of Philosophical Society
1871 Graduated with Honours in science (Pure Mathematics)
Took job with civil service at Dublin Castle
Started five year stint as theatre reviewer in Dublin
(unpaid)
1876 Reviewed Henry Irving's performance in "Hamlet"
Met the actor and close friendship began
1878 Accepted offer to become acting manager at Irving's Lyceum Theatre
Moved to London with wife, Florence (Balcombe)
First book The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in
Ireland published
1882 Under the Sunset, a collection of short
stories, published
1890 Began working on vampire novel (as yet untitled)
Spent summer in Whitby where he came across the name "Dracula"
1891 First novel, The Snake's Pass, published
1897 Publication (26 May) of Dracula
1903 Publication of The Jewel of Seven Stars
1905 Death of Henry Irving
1906 Published Personal Reminiscences of Henry
Irving
1911 Published The Lair of the White Worm,
his last novel
1912 Died on April 20 in London
1922 First movie based on Dracula ("Nosferatu")
released in Germany
-Barbara Belford,
Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of Dracula.
-Daniel Farson,
The Man Who Wrote Dracula: A Biography of Bram Stoker.
-Harry Ludlam, A Biography of Dracula: The Life Story of Bram Stoker.