Happy Birthday Mr. Stoker!

Posted on June 8, 2012 by nobles

Did you happen to notice today’s Google Doodle? It is in celebration of Irish-born Abraham (Bram) Stoker’s (1847-1912) 165th birthday. Best known as the author of Dracula (1897),  Stoker was bedridden for the first seven years of his life but flourished soon after as an athlete and scholar.  He graduated with honors in mathematics from Trinity College,  was a civil servant, worked in theater,  critiqued drama, wrote a collection of children’s stories (1882),  and then went on to write novels.

Vampire legends and folklore continue to appeal to many.  Just think,  where would we be without the world’s most famous vampire, Count Dracula? Our blood-sucking mythical Transylvanian friend,  who did a pretty good job victimizing innocent people in late 19th century, still fascinates many to this day.  Think: Twilight,  True Blood,  Anne Rice novels, Nosferatu,  and even Sesame Street’s Count Von Count.