Carmilla
by Sheridan Le Fanu
Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Sheridan Le Fanu and one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 26 years. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871–72), the story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). The character is a prototypical example of the lesbian vampire, expressing romantic desires toward the protagonist. The novella notably never acknowledges homosexuality as an antagonistic trait, leaving it subtle and morally ambiguous. The story is often anthologised, and has been adapted many times in film and other media.
Excerpted from Carmilla on Wikipedia.
Carmilla
| Author | Sheridan Le Fanu |
| Country | Ireland |
| Genre | Gothic Fiction, Vampire, Horror Novels |
| Copyright | Public domain worldwide. |
| Book cover | - |
| Ebooks | Project Gutenberg |
| Scans | Google-digitized |
| Audio | Librivox | Internet Archive: Reader: Elizabeth Klett 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 |
| Read online | Carmilla |