A prolific writer and an important figure of the London theatre world, Bram Stoker (1847-1912) is now best known for his 1897 novel Dracula, in which he established many of the enduring elements of the western vampire myth.

"e;Awareness of Dracula"e; as a masterly gothic thriller has increased ever since its publication in 1897, and the novel is regarded as one of the most seminal horror stories of ever written, having inspired countless copycat tales and literary spin-offs. The tale of young Englishman Jonathan Harker's journey to Transylvania, into the very heart of Count Dracula's evil realm, is compelling, but it is perhaps the journey of the vampire to England, and the dangers he poses to Jonathan's beloved Mina, that is the more horrifying.