Which Irish author wrote the novel "Dracula"?

Bram Stoker wrote the novel Dracula. Published in 1897, it is an Irish author’s Gothic horror story about Count Dracula, a Transylvanian nobleman who travels to England and reveals himself as a vampire.

Stoker was born Abraham Stoker in Dublin in 1847. Before becoming a full-time writer, he worked in Ireland’s civil service and later managed London’s Lyceum Theatre for the celebrated actor Henry Irving. His theatre career helped shape his interest in dramatic storytelling and performance.

Dracula is told through letters, diary entries, telegrams, newspaper reports, and a ship’s log, giving the supernatural story a documentary-like feel. The novel’s characters include Jonathan Harker, Mina Murray, Lucy Westenra, Van Helsing, and Dr. John Seward.

A common mix-up links Stoker’s Count Dracula directly to Vlad the Impaler. Stoker borrowed the name “Dracula” and some historical associations, but the novel’s vampire is primarily a product of Gothic fiction, folklore, and Stoker’s imagination.