Carmilla - Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu - Books - Wildside Press - 9781479458745 - April 23, 2021
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Carmilla

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Carmilla

Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years.

First published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871-72), the story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). The character is a prototypical example of the lesbian vampire, expressing romantic desires toward the protagonist.

The novella notably never acknowledges homosexuality as an antagonistic trait, leaving it subtle and relatively unmentioned. The story is often anthologized and has been adapted many times in film and other media.


112 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released April 23, 2021
ISBN13 9781479458745
Publishers Wildside Press
Pages 112
Dimensions 210 × 134 × 15 mm   ·   242 g
Language English  

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