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Carmilla

By Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

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| Paperback | 9780809510832

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First published in the magazine Dark Blue, from December of 1871 through March of 1872 and later collected with many other classics in J. Sheridan LeFanu's early gothic collection, In A Glass Darkly (1872), "Carmilla" clearly represents a substantial contribution to the vampire legend Continue

First published in the magazine Dark Blue, from December of 1871 through March of 1872 and later collected with many other classics in J. Sheridan LeFanu's early gothic collection, In A Glass Darkly (1872), "Carmilla" clearly represents a substantial contribution to the vampire legend in supernatural fiction, with its influence felt (and acknowledged) more than twenty years later in Bram Stoker's immortal "Dracula" (1897).

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  • Booooring

    The first narrator narrates the words of the second narrator, narrating the same events previously narrated by the first narrator herself.

    Say what? Fear? No, not really. Just booooooredom :p

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    Yggdrasil said on Jan 24, 2011 about the Hardcover edition | 4 feedbacks

  • I started re-reading this for a project I'm working on and was struck again by what a wonderful story this is. I do so enjoy the over-the-top prose, the Victorian innuendo, and the melodramatic story. The ending isn't quite as satisfying as I'd hope, Carmilla's death seems to be over in an instant, ... (continue)

    I started re-reading this for a project I'm working on and was struck again by what a wonderful story this is. I do so enjoy the over-the-top prose, the Victorian innuendo, and the melodramatic story. The ending isn't quite as satisfying as I'd hope, Carmilla's death seems to be over in an instant, and the lack of personal contact at the end kinda ignores the closeness of the relationship that had been building to that point. Laura should have surely shown a little disbelief that her friend was a monster or that she was killed in such a horrid manner. Still quite possibly the best vampire story ever.

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    Robot-mel said on Jul 12, 2010 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

  • Very good writing, but the story is fairly dull, though the Gothic atmospheres are fascinating.

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    Mat F. said on Jun 3, 2010 | Add your feedback

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