Carmilla

by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

Overview

Written in 1872 by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, "Carmilla" is one of the classics of the Vampire genre.  The novella is one of five tales of the supernatural that is published under the name of “In a Glass Darkly”.  "Carmilla" is the only vampire story in the collection and it has elements of traditional Gothic fiction as well as drawing on Irish folklore too. 

Laura and her father live a quiet life in their remote castle in the dense forests Styria.  It is a solitary existence for young Laura, who has no companionship except for her governess and the occasional visits of neighbouring gentry.  Into this lonely life comes the mysterious house guest, Carmilla.

Slowly Laura falls under Carmilla’s spell.  Whilst she is both attracted and repulsed by Carmilla, she seems unable to find the energy to resist her.

A spate of sudden wasting deaths afflict the peasants in the countryside around the castle and Laura herself falls ill.  Will they manage to work out the cause of her illness in time or will she just be the latest victim of the vampire Carmilla?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788834178812
Publisher:	E-BOOKARAMA
Publication date:	03/01/2024
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
Sales rank:	559,027
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Fiza Pathan was born in Mumbai, India. She finished her high school education from Bombay Scottish School, a reputed ICSE School in Mumbai. She then attended St. Andrews College to pursue her B.A. degree in History and Sociology, and graduated with a first class. A trained teacher, she graduated with a first class from the St. Theresa's Institute of Education, Santa Cruz, her special subjects being History and English. She has written ten award-winning books and a short story "Flesh of Flesh," which reflect her interest in furthering the cause of education and in championing social issues. She has placed in over 50 literary awards either as winner or finalist, chief among them being: Readers' Favorite Book Awards; Reader Views Literary Awards; Eric Hoffer Book Award; Foreword Reviews Indie Fab Book Awards; Mom's Choice Award; Literary Classics Book Awards and Dan Poynter's Global EBook Awards. She lives with her maternal family, and writes novels and short stories which include almost all genres. You may follow her on Twitter @FizaPathan and subscribe to her blog http://insaneowl.wordpress.com/feed/

Michaelangelo Zane, was impressed with Fiza Pathan's passion for Classic books, and her plan to abridge rare classics, which have never been abridged for children age 8 to 12. He is equally passionate about the importance of education and reading of good literature in a child's life. He came aboard, and has contributed his time, expertise, and writing skills to the venture. The ideas for the illustrations are their joint effort, and have been beautifully executed by Vivek Nag.

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Carmilla