Carmilla
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788879831574 (8879831577)
Publish date: April 1st 1993
Publisher: Newton Compton
Pages no: 91
Edition language: Italian
by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Carmilla pre-dates Bram Stoker's Dracula by 26 years, but has some similar themes. It is the story of a young woman, Laura, who comes under the influence of a female vampire, who first comes to her when she is a child, comforting her in her bed. The narrative has the s...
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