The Man

The Man is a 1905 Victorian novel by Bram Stoker, best known for Dracula. A typical Gothic novel, it features horror and romance. The Man has also been published as The Gates of Life. The Man, written in 1905, is a romance novel by Bram Stoker, the renowned author of Dracula. This tale possesses the typical characteristics of Gothic fiction: horror and romance. The novel focuses on a romance between the main character, Stephen, and Harold. The end of the era, when The Man was written, coincided with Europe's Belle poque. Like Britain's Victorian era, the period was characterized by optimism, peace, advances in technology and scientific discoveries.