Original: Abraham '' Bram '' Stoker ( November 8 , 1847 â '' April 20 , 1912 ) was an Irish novelist and short story writer , best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula .
Simplified: Abraham '' Bram '' Stoker ( November 8 , 1847 â '' April 20 , 1912 ) was an Irish writer , best remembered as the author of the influential horror novel Dracula .