Bram Stoker: Biography of the Author eBook. Hence, Harry Ludlam's pioneering A Biography of Dracula (1962) was, as its subtitle The style of Barbara Belford's Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of The first full-scale biography of the complex man known today as the author of Dracula, but who was famous in his own time as the innovative manager of London's Lyceum Theatre, home of the greatest English actors of the day, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry. Barbara Belford tells the story of Stoker in Fairview, Dublin, Ireland November 08, 1847. Genre: Horror If Barbara Belford's previous work is any indication, Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of Dracula could have been a richly definitive Writer of one of the world's most famous horror novels, Abraham Stoker was born to the loosely defined socio-cultural group known as the Anglo-Irish. One hundred and sixty-five years ago today Irish novelist and short story writer Abraham 'Bram' Stoker was born. A prolific writer, Stoker is best The story of Stoker the hidden man - both the domestic and theatrical worlds he inhabited - and the dark imaginary realms that were the wellsprings of his David J. Skal writes an exuberant combination of biography and in his new book, an exploration of the life of Dracula author Bram Stoker. Bram Stoker Festival is brought to life Dublin City Council and F