Bram Stoker published the novel Dracula in 1897.

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Is it true that Bram Stoker published the novel Dracula in 1897?

Yes. Multiple reliable reference and academic sources confirm that Bram Stoker published his novel Dracula in 1897.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 5 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 4 Oct 2026

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Wikipedia: Bram Stoker

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Wikipedia: Bram Stoker. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker

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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Marryat’s The Blood of the Vampire (1897): Negotiating Anxieties of Genre and Gender at the Fin de Siècle

Mentions 1897 as the year Bram Stoker published Dracula.

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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Marryat’s The Blood of the Vampire (1897): Negotiating Anxieties of Genre and Gender at the Fin de Siècle. (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://victorianpopularfiction.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/5-Ifill-Maryatt-Blood-of-the-Vampire-VPFA-Vol-1-issue-1-June-2019.pdf

Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Love Song for a Vampire

Refers to the 1897 gothic horror novel by Bram Stoker.

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Wikipedia: Wikipedia: Love Song for a Vampire. (n.d.). Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Song_for_a_Vampire

Wikisource: Wikisource: Index:Dracula.djvu

Lists the author as Bram Stoker and the year as 1897 for the work Dracula.

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Wikisource: Wikisource: Index:Dracula.djvu. (n.d.). Wikisource. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Dracula.djvu

Wiktionary: Wiktionary: undead

Mentions Bram Stoker's novel Dracula (1897).

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Wiktionary: Wiktionary: undead. (n.d.). Wiktionary. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/undead

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