The Watter's Mou'. By Bram Stoker. WESTMINSTER : 1895. [ The Acme Library ]

Westminster, London: A. Constable, 1895. Second Edition . Soft cover. Good Plus. WESTMINSTER : 1895. [ The Acme Library ]. First published in 1894. This is the first British (and first published) edition. Preceded by a handful of copies printed in New York in late 1894 by Theo. L. De Vinne & Co. to secure American copyright. The second book in this Acme Library series.]. Grey printed paper covers. Tight, bright and clean. Neat contemporary owner name; no internal markings. Minor wear (and a couple of neat repairs). GOOD; internally VERY GOOD. (ix), 165 pages. 8pp adverts to rear. ABRAHAM STOKER (8 November 1847 - 20 April 1912) was an Irish author who wrote the 1897 Gothic horror novel Dracula. During his lifetime, he was better known as the personal assistant of actor Sir Henry Irving and business manager of the West End's Lyceum Theatre, which Irving owned. In his early years, Stoker worked as a theatre critic for an Irish newspaper, and wrote stories as well as commentaries. He also enjoyed travelling, particularly to Cruden Bay in Scotland where he set two of his novels. During another visit to the English coastal town of Whitby, Stoker drew inspiration for writing Dracula. He died on 20 April 1912 due to locomotor ataxia and was cremated in north London. Since his death, his magnum opus Dracula has become one of the best-known works in English literature, and the novel has been adapted for numerous films, short stories, and plays. Sm.8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, Cumberland, Everyman, Keswick, Inklings, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ] SCARCE.