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By Sheridan Le Fanu
Foreword by Eleanor Keane
“Her hot lips traveled along my cheek in kisses; and she would whisper, almost in sobs, ‘You are mine, you shall be mine, you and I are one forever.’”
Young and innocent Laura leads a sheltered life in a castle in Austria with her father and two governesses. One moonlit night, they witness the carriage accident of beautiful Carmilla, whose glamour and intensity fill Laura with both fascination and dread. As Carmilla recuperates at the castle and their friendship deepens, a mysterious malady plagues the young women of their town. Will Laura realize her peril too late?
In this sapphic horror story, Sheridan Le Fanu presents elements that have become classic vampire tropes: a remote castle, a charismatic aristocrat, a nubile female victim, and strange happenings in a European village. Fans of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula will enjoy this gothic tale that continues to inspire writers of dark fiction.
This new edition includes:
A foreword of literary critique by Dr. Eleanor Keane, whose research interests focus on gender, decadence, and sexuality within the late nineteenth century.
A biography of Sheridan Le Fanu.
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By Sheridan Le Fanu
Foreword by Eleanor Keane
“Her hot lips traveled along my cheek in kisses; and she would whisper, almost in sobs, ‘You are mine, you shall be mine, you and I are one forever.’”
Young and innocent Laura leads a sheltered life in a castle in Austria with her father and two governesses. One moonlit night, they witness the carriage accident of beautiful Carmilla, whose glamour and intensity fill Laura with both fascination and dread. As Carmilla recuperates at the castle and their friendship deepens, a mysterious malady plagues the young women of their town. Will Laura realize her peril too late?
In this sapphic horror story, Sheridan Le Fanu presents elements that have become classic vampire tropes: a remote castle, a charismatic aristocrat, a nubile female victim, and strange happenings in a European village. Fans of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and Bram Stoker’s Dracula will enjoy this gothic tale that continues to inspire writers of dark fiction.
This new edition includes:
A foreword of literary critique by Dr. Eleanor Keane, whose research interests focus on gender, decadence, and sexuality within the late nineteenth century.
A biography of Sheridan Le Fanu.
Buy on:
Buy on Amazon
Buy on Bookshop.org
Buy on IngramSpark