Carmilla (Version 3)
Author: first_name: Joseph Sheridan
last_name: Le Fanu
Language: English
Year: 1872

Carmilla is an 1872 Gothic novella by Irish author Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, originally published as a serial in the London-based literary magazine <i>The Dark Blue</i>. It is one of the early works of vampire fiction, predating Bram Stoker's <i>Dracula</i> (1897) by 26 years. The story is narrated by a young woman who falls under the spell of the mysterious Carmilla. The story is often anthologized and has been adapted many times in film, theatre, radio, and television.<br>
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