Carmilla

by Sheridan Le Fanu · first published 1872

Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu. A foundational work of English-language vampire literature, it predated Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897) by 25 years. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue from 1871–72, the novella subsequently appeared in Le Fanu’s short story collection In a Glass Darkly in 1872. Set in 19th-century Styria, it is the story of a young woman who is pursued by the vampire Carmilla.

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Genre:

Fantasy, Lesbian, Vampire fiction, Gothic fiction

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 3.9 / 5 (64 on Open Library)

Year page:

1872