Monday, December 20, 2010

Carmilla - Sheridan Le Fanu


"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; the tale has an aura of mystery, horror, and even sexuality. "Carmilla" heavily influenced Bram Stoker's Dracula wrote 25 years later.


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