ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Dracula, Gothic novel by Bram Stoker, published in 1897, that was the most popular literary work derived from vampire legends and became the basis for an entire genre of literature and film.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abraham Stoker (1845-1912) the Irish writer who wrote the classic horror story ‘Dracula’ in 1897.

Detailed explanation-3: -Dracula is one of the most famous pieces of English literature. Many of the book’s characters have entered popular culture as archetypal versions of their characters; for example, Count Dracula as the quintessential vampire, and Abraham Van Helsing as an iconic vampire hunter.

Detailed explanation-4: -This is the first edition of Dracula, published on 16 May, 1897, by Archibald Constable and Company, London, and priced at 6 shillings. 1897 was a good year for vampires.

Detailed explanation-5: -According to the London Library’s Philip Spedding, Emily Gerard was one of Stoker’s main two sources. In fact, the Irish author’s main reference book “The Land Beyond the Forest” was one he actually owned rather than having to borrow from the library.