Gothic

Carmilla

by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

A lonely girl in a Styrian castle welcomes a mysterious guest, Carmilla, whose affection grows alarming. Le Fanu’s vampire story came twenty-five years before Dracula and is subtler: more about longing and illness than fangs. The portrait dated 1698 is the detail everyone remembers.

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Reading time

About 1 hr 55 min

Where to find it

The Ghost-Story Parlour

Edition

Project Gutenberg, eBook #10007. In the public domain in the United States.