Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. It is written in the form of letters and diary entries. The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracul and a small group of men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. In Dracula, Stoker created a new word for terror, a new myth to feed our nightmares, and a character who will undoubtedly outlive us all. Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel, and invasion literature. The novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film, and television interpretations. Abraham Bram Stoker, born on 8 November 1847 is best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula. Written in epistolary form, Dracula chronicles a vampire's journey from Transylvania to the night time streets of London and is a virtual textbook of Victorian-era fears and anxieties. Stoker also wrote several other horror novels, including The Jewel of Seven Stars and The Lair of the White Worm.