Published in 1896 and one of the most memorable horror stories ever written, Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker,is the story of a vampire ,someone who lives on human blood. Stoker wrote the book after reading stories about Central European vampires and set his novel in Transylvania. Even today,there are readers of the book who believe that Transylvania is a mythical country,a figment of Stoker's imagination. Nothing could be further from the truth. Transylvania is part of modern-day Central European country Romania,and the country does indeed have a history of mythological vampires. 

However,Romanians are always puzzled by the description of the novel's central character, Count Dracula,a tall,elegant aristocrat with impeccable manners who also happens to speak very good English. This is a world away from the images of vampires that they have grown up with. Romanian vampires are half-human creatures who live solitary lives in the forests,not aristocrats living in castles with well-stocked libraries. 

So where did Stoke get the image for his Dracula? The answer becomes clearer when one learns of his relationship with a man called Henry Irving,the greatest British stage actor of his time. 

Stoker was working as a civil servant in his home city of Dublin when he first met Irving. Bored with his tedious life and work, Stoker took every opportunity to visit the theatre and for a while was the drama critic for the Dublin Evening Mail. One of the reviews he wrote was of a performance of Shakespeare's play Hamlet,with Irving in the lead role. 

Irving was so pleased with Stoker's review of his performance that he asked to meet him. Stoker couldn't believe his luck when one night,he was invited to a dinner party where Irving was the guest of honour. Irving entertained the assembled dinner guests with some renditions of famous poems and speeches from Shakespeare. 

Stoker was already writing the first chapters of Dracula and began to base the central character on Irving,in the vain hope that if it ever became a stage play, Irving would play the central character. Sadly,Irving never did,but the two men became close friends,and in 1878 Stoker left the civil service and became Irving's manager in London. QUESTIONS:

Q1:
1. Who was the author of Dracula?
2. Dracula was written by whom?
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Q2:
1. What is the storyline?
2. What does the book talk about?
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Q3:
1. Where was the story set?
2. In what place does the story take place?
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Q4:
1. Was the main character a typical vampire?
2. Was Dracular similar to others?
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Q5:
1. Was Bram inspired by anyone when he came up with the idea of Dracula?
2. Did Bram use traits from anyone he knew to form his character?
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Q6:
1. Who influenced the creation of the character of Dracula?
2. Who was a source of inspiration for the character of Dracula?
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Q7:
1. Did Stoker and Irving collaborate?
2. Did Stoker and Irving have the opportunity to work together?
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Q8:
1. how did Stoker and Irving meet?
2. Under what circumstanced did Stocker an Irving meet?
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Q9:
1. What made Stoker and Irving want to meet each other?
2. What engendered Stoker and Irving talking together?
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Q10:
1. Under what circumstances did Stoker and Irving finally meet?
2. At what function did Stoker and Irving meet?
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Q11:
1. Did Stocker and Irving have the occasion to meet again?
2. Did Stocker and Irving get together after the first meeting?
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Q12:
1. On what occasion did Stocker and Irving meet again?
2. Under what circumstances did Stocker and Irving see each other again?
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