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