Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla, the original vampire tale that predates Dracula by twenty-five years, has captivated readers for generations. This atmospheric and gripping novel explores a realm where fear and fascination intertwine, where the mysteries of the undead intrude upon the ordinary lives of innocents. Set against the backdrop of a remote European castle, this chilling narrative explores themes of forbidden love, the supernatural, and the darkness that lies within the human soul. Carmilla stands as the cornerstone of vampire literature, inspiring countless adaptations in movies and television and shaping the iconic vampire mythos we know today. This Warbler Classics edition includes an essay on Camilla by Roger Dodson and a biographical timeline.
Table of Content
Contents
Prologue
I. An Early Fright
II. A Guest
III. We Compare Notes
IV. Her Habits-A Saunter
V. A Wonderful Likeness
VI. A Very Strange Agony
VII. Descending
VIII. Search
IX. The Doctor
X. Bereaved
XI. The Story
XII. A Petition
XIII. The Woodman
XIV. The Meeting
XV. Ordeal and Execution
XVI. Conclusion
The Scarlet and the Black: A Curiosity in ‘Carmilla’ by Roger Dobson
Biographical Timeline
About the author
Roger Dobson (1954-2013) was an English author, editor, and journalist. He was particularly interested in fantastic and horror fiction, especially the work of the Welsh author Arthur Machen. He edited John Gawsworth’s The Life of Arthur Machen (2005), and co-edited the Selected Letters of Machen (with Godfrey Brangham and R. A. Gilbert, 1988). His literary essays were collected in The Library of the Lost: In Search of Forgotten Authors (2015).More ebooks from the same author(s) / Editor
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