Bram Stoker (1847–1912), a classic of English literature, is best known for his novel Dracula, which laid the foundation for an entire literary, and not only literary, tradition. How many books have been written about vampires since Stoker! And how many films have been made! But Stoker’s talent is more than just one, even the most successful story about the King of the Vampires; Stoker’s other novels are no less interesting. This book has been translated into Russian for the first time. A romantic love story full of unexpected twists, sorrow and joy, heroism and selflessness, The Gates of Life ranks with the romance novels of Wilkie Collins, the Brontë sisters and Jane Austen.