{"product_id":"carmilla-deluxe-edition-isbn-9781805332121","title":"Carmilla, Deluxe Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eA stunning new paperback edition of the original vampire story that inspired Dracula — featuring blood-red sprayed edges, an eternally sexy spine, art deco design, and thoughtful layout for a seductive reading experience\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSapphic longing meets gothic horror in this “exploration of obsessive first love [as]  both exciting and monstrous . . . perfect for YA readers” and adult fans of Anne Rice  (Kiersten White, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSteeped in the sexual tension between two young women, this is a beautiful, brand-new edition of the original cult classic which influenced Dracula and all the vampire stories that followed, including Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo begins a feverish friendship between Laura and her entrancing companion, one defined by mysterious happenings and infused with an indeniable eroticism. 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...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePre-dating \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e by 26 years, \u003ci\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/i\u003e is the original vampire story, a rediscovered classic of sexual tension and gothic romance.\"Succeeds in inspiring a mysterious terror better than any other writer\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—M.R. James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"It’s time to finally give \u003ci\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/i\u003e its dues for playing a key role in pioneering queer vampire fiction... It’s the perfect spooky novella for fall\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Loyola Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eSheridan Le Fanu (1814-1873) was an Irish writer of gothic tales, mystery novels and ghost stories, most famous for his novel \u003ci\u003eUncle Silas. Carmilla\u003c\/i\u003e was first published in 1872 and has served as an inspiration countless books, from Bram Stoker's \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e and Henry James' \u003ci\u003eThe Turn of the Screw\u003c\/i\u003e to Anne Rice's \u003ci\u003eVampire Chronicles\u003c\/i\u003e, and a slew of films such as Hammer Horror's \u003ci\u003eKarnstein Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e.Prologue   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUpon a paper attached to the narrative which follows, Doctor Hesselius has written a rather elaborate note, which he accompanies  with a reference to his essay on the strange subject which the manuscript illuminates. This mysterious subject he treats, in that essay, with his usual learning and acumen, and with remark- able directness and condensation. It will form but one volume of the series of that extraordinary man’s collected papers.\u003cbr\u003e As I publish the case, in this volume, simply to interest the “laity,”I shall forestall the intelligent lady, who relates it, in nothing; and after due consideration, I have determined, therefore, to abstain from pre- senting any \u003ci\u003eprécis \u003c\/i\u003eof the learned Doctor’s reasoning, or extract from his statement on a subject which he describes as “involving, not improbably, some of the profoundest arcana of our dual existence, and its intermediates.” I was anxious on discovering this paper, to reopen the correspondence commenced by Doctor Hesselius, so many years before, with a person so clever and careful as his informant seems to have been. Much to my regret, however, I found that she had died in the interval.\u003cbr\u003e She, probably, could have added little to the narra- tive which she communicates in the following pages, with, so far as I can pronounce, such conscientious particularity.","brand":"Pushkin Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302038950117,"sku":"NP9781805332121","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781805332121.jpg?v=1767723423","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/carmilla-deluxe-edition-isbn-9781805332121","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}