Paperback, 112 pages

English language

Published Sept. 5, 2000 by Prime Classics Library.

ISBN:
978-0-8095-1083-2
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4 stars (2 reviews)

This Gothic novella tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. Carmilla predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by 25 years, and has been adapted many times for cinema. Although Carmilla is a lesser known and far shorter Gothic vampire story than the generally-considered master work of that genre, Dracula, the latter is heavily influenced by Le Fanu's short story.

121 editions

no wonder it's a classic

4 stars

devoured this as an audiobook over less than a week. it's a good book of a comfortable length! yes, it's got its clunky parts (especially that last chapter that feels obligated to provide explanations to stuff that really didn't need too much of an explanation or that could have better been explained throughout), but i feel like that is mostly an issue of different stylistic expectations over a 150 year gap. still though, i enjoyed the book, as evident by the speed i read it, and it's nice to catch up on what is a vital piece of both vampire, gothic and lesbian literature.

Subjects

  • Horror - General
  • Fiction / Horror
  • Non-Classifiable
  • Fiction - Horror
  • Novelty