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In a lonely castle in Styria, the young Laura falls under the spell of the mysterious Carmilla. But what begins as an intimate friendship soon turns into a dark nightmare, as an eerie illness spreads through the household.Long before Dracula, Le Fanu's haunting tale of female desire laid the foundation for the vampire novel.Englischsprachige AusgabeKlein, praktisch, günstig: Ideal für unterwegsMit einer englischen Biographie des Autors

The story is narrated by a young woman named Laura, who resides in a secluded castle in Styria with her father. Laura's life takes a dark turn when a mysterious and beautiful young woman named Carmilla comes to stay with them. Carmilla's arrival coincides with a series of unexplained deaths and strange occurrences in the surrounding area.As Laura grows closer to Carmilla, she becomes increasingly infatuated with her new companion. However, as their relationship deepens, Laura begins to exp...

Carmilla (1872) is a Gothic novel that begins when Laura, a young woman living with her father in an isolated castle in Styria, receives an unexpected visit from Carmilla, a mysterious young woman who, following an accident during her journey, stays as a guest at the family home. As the two young women grow closer, Laura finds herself increasingly fascinated by her new companion. However, Carmilla's strange behaviour, her prolonged absences at night and the unsettling secrets surrounding h...

Discover the dark and captivating world of Carmilla—a gothic vampire novella that predates Dracula and defined the genre!In this haunting tale, Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu takes readers into a mysterious European estate where young Laura finds herself charmed by the enigmatic and alluring Carmilla. But as strange events unfold, Laura begins to question the true nature of her new companion. Full of eerie suspense, Carmilla is a gothic classic that explores the...

Carmilla (Illustrated) contains 16 beautiful artworks by Babette van den Berg.Carmilla is a Gothic novella by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu first published in 1872. It tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. Carmilla predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years. Although Carmilla is a lesser known and far shorter Gothic vampire story than the generally-considered master work of that genre, Dracula, the latter is heavily influe...

Before Dracula became the world's most famous vampire, there was Carmilla — a mysterious figure who changed Gothic horror forever. Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla is one of the earliest and most influential vampire stories in literary history. This classic Gothic tale introduces readers to an atmosphere of mystery, fear, and supernatural intrigue through a haunting encounter with an unforgettable character. Blending suspense, romance, and horror, Carmilla explores themes of fascination, secrec...

Before Dracula, there was Carmilla—the first seductive vampire to haunt readers' imaginationsThis classic of Gothic horror follows Laura, a woman haunted by a girlhood dream of a beautiful visitor to her bedroom. Now, a decade later, Laura finds Carmilla, who appears to be her own age, on the side of the road after a carriage accident. The two recognize each other from the same childhood dream and become fast friends. Soon after, Laura begins to experience mysteriou...

• This illustrated edition includes beautiful illustrations, a complete story summary, an author biography, and a helpful characters list for an enriched reading experience.Enter the haunting world of one of literature’s earliest and most influential vampire tales.Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu is a masterpiece of Gothic horror that predates Bram Stoker’s Dracula and helped shape the vampire fiction genre for ...

Before Dracula, there was Carmilla—mysterious, seductive, and deadly. First published in 1872, Carmilla is a haunting tale of forbidden desire and supernatural terror. Sheridan Le Fanu's novella predates Dracula by 26 years and helped lay the foundation for the modern vampire myth. Set in a remote castle in the Austrian countryside, this eerie and sensual story follows young Laura as she becomes captivated—and corrupted—by the enigmatic Carmilla. With its moody atmosphere, lesbian underton...

A lonely girl. A mysterious stranger. A friendship that feels too intense—and grows far too dark. When the beautiful and enigmatic Carmilla arrives at a secluded castle in the Styrian countryside, her presence brings warmth, fascination, and a strange, irresistible bond. But beneath her charm lies a secret that drains life itself. As fear spreads through the region, a chilling truth emerges about the girl who never seems to sleep—and never seems to age. Praised as "one of the earliest and ...

Predating Bram Stoker's "Dracula" by twenty-five years, Sheridan Le Fanu's "Carmilla" is one of the earliest examples of vampire fiction; a Gothic novella narrated by a young girl who becomes a victim of the title character, a female vampire named Carmilla.The plot centers on Laura, an English girl living in Austria with her father, a retired and wealthy widower. As a child, Laura had dreamed of a nocturnal visitor, a phantom-like young woman who stole into Laura's room and drew bl...

Before Dracula, there was Carmilla. In the isolated forests of 19th-century Styria, young Laura lives a quiet life in her father's remote castle—until the arrival of a mysterious and beautiful guest, Carmilla. As the two form an intense and unsettling bond, strange occurrences and unexplained illnesses plague the surrounding countryside. Slowly, Laura begins to suspect a dark truth: her charming new companion may be hiding a deadly secret. First published in 1872, Carmilla is Sheridan Le F...