The Primrose Path is a 1875 moralistic novel by Bram Stoker. It was originally written for the Shamrock, an obscure Irish magazine in 1875, twenty-two years before the publication of Dracula.

Plot summary

Jerry O'Sullivan, honest Dublin theatrical carpenter, moves to London, seeking a better job. Against the better judgement of the people surrounding him, Jerry decides to go to the metropolis with his faithful wife Katey. O'Sullivan is hired as head carpenter in a squalid theatre in London, but after several misfortunes he is strongly tempted by alcohol.