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Carmilla: The Original 1872 Vampire Romance Novel
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About Carmilla: The Original 1872 Vampire Romance Novel
Enjoy the best vampire books? Looking for a horror fiction classic? Carmilla is a female vampire story that has been thrilling readers for 150 years! Deep in the Austrian forest, lives a young girl named Laura. She lives a lonely existence with only her father, aide, and tutor to keep her company in the remote, rambling castle where they reside. One dark evening, a horse-drawn carriage arrives on her doorstep and an unexpected woman – the captivating Carmilla – steps into her life. Their friendship quickly escalates into one fraught with strange, mysterious happenings and implied, but undeniable sexual tension. Growing weaker by the day and tormented with terrible nightmares, Laura notices Carmilla’s personality beginning to change. Carmilla is the original vampire story. It is steeped in sexual tension and gothic romance. The novella is one of the earliest works of vampire fiction, even predating Dracula and widely influencing vampire literature that followed, particularly those of female vampires, lesbian vampire, vampire lovers, and vampire romance. Although the author never openly acknowledges homosexuality, the theme is obvious. The book is a gothic fiction novel and horror story, written in 1872 by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. This beautiful reprint of the original story is unabridged and unedited, preserving Carmilla for your reading pleasure. Enjoy! Excerpt: Her murmured words sounded like a lullaby in my ear, and soothed my resistance into a trance, from which I only seemed to recover myself when she withdrew her arms. In these mysterious moods I did not like her. I experienced a strange tumultuous excitement that was pleasurable, ever and anon, mingled with a vague sense of fear and disgust. I had no distinct thoughts about her while such scenes lasted, but I was conscious of a love growing into adoration, and also of abhorrence. This I know is paradox, but I can make no other attempt to explain the feeling. Features: Original 1872 Text The First Vampire Novel Dimensions: 6x9 inches Matte Cover
