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Carmilla

By J. Sheridan Le Fanu & Joseph Le Fanu
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu & Joseph Le Fanu digital book - Fable

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Sink your teeth into the cult classic vampire novella that inspired Bram Stoker’s Dracula.

Fear sweeps the countryside as people fall victim to a strange illness.

After a peculiar accident, beautiful Mircalla becomes a ward at Laura’s family home.

Soon, friendship blooms between the mysterious Mircalla and curious Laura.

Love is in the air, but so is something deadly.

Will Mircalla’s secret cost Laura her life?

Carmilla, originally published in 1872, is one of the first vampire novels ever written, predating Dracula by twenty-six years. Carmilla, with its themes of vampirism and homosexuality, shocked the standards and stereotypes for women set in the Victorian era. Today, Carmilla is considered the original archetype of female and LGBTQ vampires, and Le Fanu’s influence is seen throughout vampire fiction.</

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165 Reviews

3.5
Slightly Smiling Face“I can't belive I had never heard of this book until this year. Super short and definitely worth it”
Beautifully writtenAddictiveDark settingDark
“This was my fourth time reading this 80-ish page novella that I first read when I was around 13. It’s been a couple of decades since my last reading and it’s still as fascinating and compelling as ever. It will forever remain one of my all time favorites. Carmilla will capture you under her spell and there’s just no looking away. The narration and prose is beautifully done making it a quick and satisfying bite of a book. If you enjoy vampyre literature then this is one eternal classic you shouldn’t miss.”
Believable charactersBeautifully writtenFast-pacedBeautiful settingComing of ageDarkThought-provoking
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Beautifully writtenDescriptive writingSuspensefulBeautiful settingDark settingMagical settingDarkThought-provoking
Surprised Face with Open Mouth“Listened to the Audible Dramatization. Did not expect the ending still!”
Characters change and growMulti-layered charactersBeautifully writtenSuspensefulTwistyUnpredictableDark settingDarkRomanticThought-provoking

About J. Sheridan Le Fanu

J. Sheridan Le Fanu (1814–1873) was an Irish writer who helped develop the ghost story genre in the nineteenth century. Born to a family of writers, Le Fanu released his first works in 1838 in Dublin University Magazine, which he would go on to edit and publish in 1861. Some of Le Fanu’s most famous Victorian Gothic works include Carmilla, Uncle Silas, and In a Glass Darkly. His writing has inspired other great authors of horror and thriller literature such as Bram Stoker and M. R. James.

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