Select the correct answer. Which event from Bram Stoker's life likely influenced him to write novels with the Gothic themes of death and isolation?
А. He was the manager of the Lyceum Theatre in London for several years.
B. He went on a fishing trip to the northeastern English village of Whitby.
C. He was ill in his early childhood years, which caused him to be stuck in his room for long periods of time.
D. He became acquainted with literary contemporaries such as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Oscar Wilde.