To celebrate the birthday of Abraham ‘Bram’ Stoker, born on 8 November 1847 in Dublin, we’ve posted some newspaper reviews of his classic novel, ‘Dracula’.

The novel was published in May 1897, so the reviews below were the first reactions to Stoker’s brilliant gothic horror.

The Archive contains 100s of interesting stories about Bram Stoker and the ‘Dracula’ novel – just type the author’s name or the book title into the seaech box to find these stories.

The Archive also contains 100s of historical newspaper articles about the legends and mythology of vampires.

Morning Post – Thursday 03 June 1897

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Sketch of Bram Stoker

The Graphic – Saturday 07 November 1885

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Hampshire Advertiser – Saturday 05 June 1897

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000495/18970605/058/0007

Derby Mercury – Wednesday 23 June 1897

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http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000052/18970623/035/0006