{"product_id":"carmilla-paperback-23","title":"Carmilla - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSavannah Stuttgen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMark Leslie Lefebvre\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSink your teeth into the cult classic that inspired Bram Stoker's \u003cem\u003eDracula.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFear sweeps the countryside as people fall victim to a strange illness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a peculiar accident, beautiful Mircalla becomes a ward at Laura's family home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, friendship blooms between the mysterious Mircalla and curious Laura. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is in the air, but so is something deadly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Mircalla's secret cost Laura her life? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1872, is one of the first vampire novels ever written, predating \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e by 26 years. \u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e, with its themes of vampirism and homosexuality, shocked the standards and stereotypes for women set in the Victorian era. Today, \u003cem\u003eCarmilla \u003c\/em\u003eis considered the original archetype of female and LGBTQ vampires and Le Fanu's influence is seen throughout vampire fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.32 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718415487039,"sku":"9781680573770","price":11.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6988ec8d81a5ea187f922abc8673d252.webp?v=1765081856","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/carmilla-paperback-23","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}