"The Man" by Bram Stoker is a novel published in 1905. This Gothic tale follows Stephen Norman, a young woman raised as a tomboy by her father after her mother's death. When Stephen boldly proposes marriage to the wrong man, she faces humiliation and loses her childhood friend Harold. Years of separation, a shipwreck, blindness, and a chance rescue bring them back together in unexpected ways. The novel blends Victorian social conventions with romance, exploring themes of gender roles and identity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)