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Carmilla Paperback – May 27, 2012

by J. Sheridan Le Fanu (Author)
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In 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 a vampire story steeped in sexual tension and gothic romance.
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    98 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    May 27, 2012
  4. Dimensions
    5 x 0.23 x 8 inches
  5. ISBN-10
    147754965X
  6. ISBN-13
    978-1477549650
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (May 27, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 98 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 147754965X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1477549650
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 5.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.23 x 8 inches
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5.0 out of 5 stars Carmilla
Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2024
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Well written and entertaining, Camilla draws the reader into the gothic world of the vampire. Atmospheric in tone, with believable characters and a compelling narrative, the reader finds themselves immersed in the story and fascinated with the plot. I would recommend this book not only to fans of this genre of gothic horror, but also to first time readers of this type of fiction.
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Topolino
4.0 out of 5 stars the female dracula...except she came first!
Reviewed in the United States on October 21, 2010
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Carmilla, told in diary format, is the story of a beautiful woman that comes to live with a family and of course there's a lot more to her than meets the eye. She gets up rather late, never eats, has strange outburst of temper, and of course strange things begin to happen. You guessed it, young women in the area are dying after short bouts of mysterious illnesses and our even intrepid narrator is plagued by strange dreams, or are they?
If this sounds a lot like Dracula, you're right, except Carmilla was written well before Dracula and Stoker credited the book as influencing his. Lucy, Mina and even VanHelsing are all previewed here, even the diary story telling style!
The best parts of the story are the recounting of the daily life with the slow revelation of the strange happenings in the area. I love the vampire living among us, and we don't realize the evil that lurks..has some applications for today, no doubt.
Overall a quick read, barely 100 pages, and very interesting. Well worth it, especially if like me you're a great fan of Stoker's Dracula.
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Betty Dravis
5.0 out of 5 stars "I saw Carmilla standing...in one great stain of blood."
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2010
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Even though author Joseph Sheridan Le Fenu is an esteemed Irish writer of the 19th century, I began this book with trepidation. I'm so accustomed to the dramatic, graphic, face-paced writing of the 20th century that I had my mind set against reading anything too lyrical, flowery or poetic. Certainly I expected to be entertained by any vampire tale, but never expected to be captivated...

How wrong I was! I was not only captivated, I was enchanted...as though Carmilla had placed a spell on me as she had on the main character Laura. (I shudder at the thought...)

Carmilla lures the sweet, innocent young girl with fancy speeches, kisses and loving endearments, but there are enough eerie, creepy scenes to please any lover of good horror. The interaction of Laura and the extremely sensual Carmilla is the main focus of this book, but it's left to an old family friend, General Spielsdorf, to expose Carmilla and effect a satisfactory outcome.

Le Fanu's prose is lush and haunting; subtle in places, emboldened in others. From Laura's first sight of the beautiful vampire Carmilla to her last--when she sees her true, bloodthirsty nature--I couldn't turn the pages fast enough.

It's a pity that this book never received the acclaim of Bram Stoker's "Dracula," especially since Stoker was strongly influenced by "Carmilla," writing his own vampire story twenty-five years later. But as in life, timing is everything, so therein possibly lies the answer.

At any rate, it is one of Le Fanu's best stories, a great book that should be in the library of everyone who loves horror. I truly enjoyed the short time I spent with the well-crafted Laura and Carmilla. Excellent writing...

Reviewed by Betty Dravis, July 4, 2010
Author of "Dream Reachers" (with Chase Von) and other books
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3.0 out of 5 stars I expected scarier, even for a classic
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2013
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Honestly I am not sure what to say about this book. This has been a recommendation based on other things I have read. It sounded mysterious and I thought one day I will give this a try. Well, I happened to be trapped in the slowest day of work ever and figured it was time to give this a read. I fired up my kindle app and downloaded it.

Considering this is a classic I was well aware that this wasn't going to be something that made me keep the lights on at night, but expected a little bit of creepy anyway. Considering the time period it was written I would have to admit that it was eloquently written and kept me wondering what would happen next. The plot was easy to figure out very early on in the book, but there was still this nagging feeling that I might be wrong. I kept wondering what new information would happen next to give clues to the events unfolding.

In Carmilla, a young girl is visited at the age of 6 by a beautiful teenage girl (Carmilla) late one night. At first it is a calming event for her but something happens to wake her up screaming. Years later at the age of 14 she meets a girl the same age as her who is the unfortunate victim of a carriage accident. Her flustered mother must press on to the next town for urgent life or death business so she leaves Carmilla in the care of our main character and her father. Once this occurs there are strange happenings thought the household and mysteriously the town as well. Not a bad read, I didn't hate it but it wasn't a favorite either. I have satisfied my curiosity and now can move on.
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ANNEDARINA
5.0 out of 5 stars Incroyable....!!! Mais vrai !!!!
Reviewed in France on January 18, 2024
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Vraiment je suis encore toute bizarre..... A la fin de mon livre....très bien écrit, et le suspens reste jusqu'à la fin....et nous retourne complètement à la fin, en sachant que dans ces pays ces faits sont vrais.....j'en suis toute bizarre!!!!
un bon livre vraiment.
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Emilie Eilenberger
5.0 out of 5 stars so sapphic
Reviewed in Germany on August 18, 2023
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really short story, but very touching
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quinnvdg
3.0 out of 5 stars book !
Reviewed in the Netherlands on March 4, 2023
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slimmer than expected, but it still looks nice
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3.0 out of 5 stars book !
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slimmer than expected, but it still looks nice
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Sylwia
5.0 out of 5 stars Ładne wydanie, duża czcionka
Reviewed in Poland on February 24, 2023
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Książka kupiona na prezent. Błyszcząca okładka, dobry papier, starannie zredagowany tekst.
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Naviru Shorno
5.0 out of 5 stars Macarlli
Reviewed in Spain on November 6, 2021
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He quedado maravillado con esta novela corta.

Tiene un tono melódico, una prosa con un estilo muy gótico y tétrico. A medida que avanzamos en la historia, con una narradora (Laura), inocente y tierna, en contraposición de Carmilla, que es lo que todos imaginamos desde un principio.

Me ha sorprendido encontrar en un libro publicado en 1872 lo que podría considerarse hoy en día como temática LGTB, escrita con una delicadeza y sutileza que hay que destacar por lo bien que se nos presenta el «romance» y cómo se lleva a cabo.

La historia de vampírica está muy bien construida, con un ritmo que aumenta capítulo a capítulo hasta que llegamos al inevitable desenlace agridulce, y digo esto, acostumbrados a los explosivos clímax con los que estamos acostumbrados la generación millenial.  

En resumen, un clásico que recomiendo leer a todos los amantes del género vampiro, o, a los que les gusten leer las novelas de época.
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