Carmilla: The dark sapphic romance that inspired Dracula

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A beautiful gift edition of this cult classic female vampire story, which predated and greatly influenced DraculaIn an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing father for company. Until one moonlit night, a horse-drawn carriage crashes into view, carrying an unexpected guest - the beautiful Carmilla. So begins a feverish friendship between Laura and her mysterious, entrancing companion. But as Carmilla becomes increasingly strange and volatile, prone to eerie nocturnal wanderings, Laura finds herself tormented by nightmares and growing weaker by the day...Pre-dating Dracula by twenty-six years, Carmilla is the original vampire story, steeped in sexual tension and gothic romance.

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'Succeeds in inspiring a mysterious terror better than any other writer' - M.R. James

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Sheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of gothic tales, mystery novels and ghost stories, most famous for his novel Uncle Silas. Carmilla was first published in 1872 and has served as an inspiration countless books, from Bram Stokers Dracula and Henry James The Turn of the Screw to Anne Rices Vampire Chronicles, and a slew of films such as Hammer Horrors Karnstein Trilogy.