Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan 1814-1873 creator text utu 2003 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Carmilla" by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a Gothic novella published in 1872. A foundational work of vampire literature that predated "Dracula" by 25 years, it tells the story of young Laura, who lives in an isolated Austrian castle. When the enigmatic Carmilla arrives after a carriage accident, the two girls form an intense friendship marked by romantic advances and unsettling mysteries. As young women in nearby towns begin dying from an unknown illness, Laura experiences disturbing nightmares and her health mysteriously declines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carmilla Release date is 2003-11-01 Suzanne Shell, Sjaani and PG Distributed Proofreaders Original publication data not identified Young women -- Fiction Vampires -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10007 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10007 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133238.0 10007