Carmilla
- Auteur: Sheridan Le Fanu (Ierland)
- Soort boek: Ierse vampierroman uit 1872
- Taal: Engels
- Uitgever: William Collins Classics
- Verschijnt: 8 mei 2025
- Omvang: 160 pagina’s
- Uitgave: paperback / ebook
- Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
Sheridan Le Fanu Carmilla review en recensie
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Flaptekst van de Ierse vampierroman uit 1872
When lonely nineteen-year-old Laura welcomes an enigmatic stranger into her home in the heart of the Stryian forest, she has no idea that the beautiful Carmilla is not what she seems. Laura’s childhood nightmares have resurfaced, and a mysterious illness is beginning to take hold as the intimacy between the two women evolves into something more sinister.
First published in 1872, twenty-six years before Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Le Fanu introduced Carmilla, the original female vampire with a taste for innocent young women. Having influenced countless horror stories for over 150 years, this Gothic tale of dark obsession, ancient legend and wayward daughters is a classic of the genre.
Sheridan Le Fanu was born on 28 August 1814 in Dublin. He was an Irish writer, celebrated for his Gothic tales, ghost stories and mystery novels. Le Fanu\’s best-known works in the horror fiction genre include Uncle Silas (1864); his collection of stories In a Glass Darkly (1872); and the vampire novella Carmilla (1872). He died on 7 February 1873 in Dublin, at 58 years age of a heart attack.