Carmilla / J. Sheridan Le Fanu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Le Fanu, J. Sheridan, author.

Series:

Hesperus Classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror tales.

English fiction--19th century.

English fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (92 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London, [England] : Hesperus Press Limited, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Predating Bram Stoker' Dracula, Carmilla is the ultimate gothic vampire tale-stylish, menacing, sensual, and spellbindingYou are mine, you shall be mine, you and I are one for ever. When a mysterious carriage crashes outside their castle home in Styria, Austria, Laura and her father agree to take in its injured passenger, a young woman named Carmilla. Delighted to have some company of her own age, Laura is instantly drawn to Carmilla. But as their friendship grows, Carmilla's countenance changes and she becomes increasingly secretive and volatile. As Carmi

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; PROLOGUE; AN EARLY FRIGHT; A GUEST; WE COMPARE NOTES; HER HABITS - A SAUNTER; A WONDERFUL LIKENESS; A VERY STRANGE AGONY; DESCENDING; SEARCH; THE DOCTOR; BEREAVED; THE STORY; A PETITION; THE WOODMAN; THE MEETING; ORDEAL AND EXECUTION; CONCLUSION; BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE; About the Publisher; SELECTED TITLES FROM HESPERUS PRESS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed April 7, 2014).

ISBN:

1-78094-229-X

1-78094-227-3

OCLC:

857364891