... became editor of The Halfpenny Press, but quit after four months. In 1876 Henry Irving returned to Dublin, Stoker went to see Irving in the play Hamlet. Stoker praised the actor in his newspaper column when he wrote; "In his fits of passion there is a realism that no one but a genius ... On December 11th, 1876 Irving was awarded two honors from Trinity College, the first was an address drafted by Stoker, the second was a performance of Hamlet starring Irving himself. After Irving left Stoker continued his job as a clerk at Dublin Castle. In 1878 he was promoted to Inspector of Petty Sess...

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