Carmilla - Paperback
by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Author)
Predating Bram Stoker' "Dracula," Carmilla is the ultimate gothic vampire tale stylish, menacing, sensual, and spellbinding
"You are mine, you shall be mine, you and I are one for ever. "
When a mysterious carriage crashes outside their castle home in Styria, Austria, Laura and her father agree to take in its injured passenger, a young woman named Carmilla. Delighted to have some company of her own age, Laura is instantly drawn to Carmilla. But as their friendship grows, Carmilla's countenance changes and she becomes increasingly secretive and volatile. As Carmilla's moods shift and change, Laura starts to become ill, experiencing fiendish nightmares, her health deteriorating night after night. It is not until she and her father, increasingly concerned for Laura's well-being, set out on a trip to discover more about the mysterious Carmilla that the terrifying truth reveals itself."
J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1814 1873) was an Irish writer of Gothic tales and mystery novels. He was the leading ghost-story writer of the 19th century and was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. Three of his best-known works are "Carmilla," "The House by the Churchyard," and"Uncle Silas.""
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