Книга: Bram Stoker «Tales of Horror (+ CD-ROM)»
Серия: "Macmillan Readers" This is an Elementary Level title in a series of ELT readers comprising a wide range of stories - some original and some simplified - from modern and classic novels, and designed to appeal to all age-groups, tastes and cultures. The books are divided into five levels: Starter Level, with about 300 basic words; Beginner Level (600 basic words); Elementary Level (1100); Intermediate Level (1600); and Upper Level (2200). Some of the titles are also available on cassette. Three strange and frightening short stories by the author of Dracula: The Judge's House; The Iron Maiden; The Return of Abel Behena; Extra grammar and vocabulary exercises; Audio CD/download available for this title. Retold by John Davey. Содержание:The Judge's House, The Iron Maiden, The Return of Abel Behena, Points for Understanding Издательство: "Macmillan Education" (2005) Формат: 130x195, 74 стр.
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Bram Stoker
Infobox Writer
name = Bram Stoker
caption = Bram Stoker
birthdate = birth date|1847|11|8|df=y
birthplace = Fairview, Ireland
deathdate = death date and age|1912|4|20|1847|11|8|df=y
deathplace =
occupation = Novelist
nationality = Irish
genre = Horror, Romantic Fiction
movement = Victorian
Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912) was an Irish writer of novels and short stories, who is best known today for his 1897 horror novel "
Early life
He was born in 1847 at 15 Marino Crescent [cite book
first = Barbara
last = Belford
title = Bram Stoker and the Man Who Was Dracula
location = Cambridge, Mass.
publisher = Da Capo Press
year = 2002
pages = 17
id = ISBN 0-306-81098-0 ] – then as now called "The Crescent" – today in Fairview, but then
Stoker was bed-ridden until he started school at the age of seven — when he made a complete recovery. Of this time, Stoker wrote, "I was naturally thoughtful, and the leisure of long illness gave opportunity for many thoughts which were fruitful according to their kind in later years."
After his recovery, he became a normal young man, even excelling as an athlete (he was named University Athlete) at
Early career
In 1876, while employed as a
Lyceum Theatre and later career
In 1878 Stoker married
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Stoker supplemented his income by writing novels; the best known being the vampire tale "
Death
Bram Stoker died in 1912, and was cremated and his ashes placed in a display urn at
Posthumous
The short story collection "
Bibliography
Novels
* "
* "
* "The Watter's Mou' " (1895)
* "The Shoulder of Shasta" (1895)
* "
* "Miss Betty" (1898)
* "The Mystery of the Sea" (1902)
* "
* "The Man" (aka: "The Gates of Life") (1905)
* "Lady Athlyne" (1908)
* "The Lady of the Shroud" (1909)
* "
hort story collections
* "
* "" (1908)
* "
Uncollected stories
* "Bridal of Dead" (alternate ending to "
* "Buried Treasures"
* "The Chain of Destiny"
* "The Crystal Cup"
* "The Dualitists; or, The Death Doom of the Double Born"
* "Lord Castleton Explains" (chapter 10 of "
* "The Gombeen Man" (chapter 3 of "
* "In the Valley of the Shadow"
* "The Man from Shorrox"
* "Midnight Tales"
* "The Red Stockade"
* "The Seer" (chapters 1 and 2 of "The Mystery of the Sea")
Non-fiction
* "The Duties of Clerks of Petty Sessions in Ireland" (1879)
* "A Glimpse of America" (1886)
* "Personal Reminiscences of Henry Irving" (1906)
* "Famous Impostors" (1910)
References and notes
External links
*
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* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A588233 h2g2 article on Bram Stoker]
* [http://Stoker.thefreelibrary.com/ Bram Stoker's brief biography and works]
* [http://www.ucs.mun.ca/~emiller/bram_vampires_drac.html 20 Common Misconceptions and Other Miscellaneous Information]
* [http://www.stoker-dracula.org/ The Stoker Dracula Organisation]
Online texts
*
* [http://www.geocities.com/psmcalduff/index.html Bram Stoker Page]
* [http://tupperwoods.com/dracula/bram-stokers-dracula/index.htm Bram Stoker's Dracula] full text.
Persondata
NAME= Stoker, Bram
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=Stoker, Abraham
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Irish novelist
DATE OF BIRTH= birth date|df=yes|1847|11|8
PLACE OF BIRTH=
DATE OF DEATH= death date|df=yes|1912|4|20
PLACE OF DEATH= London, England
Источник: Bram Stoker
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