{"product_id":"carmilla-9780241820230","title":"Carmilla","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe sapphic vampire story that inspired Dracula , in an irresistible Little Clothbound Classics edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaura leads a secluded life in a castle buried deep in the Austrian forest, far away from the dangers of the outside world. That is until a horse and carriage crashes nearby one night, and she and her father take in a weary, young traveller – Carmilla. As mysterious as she is beguiling, Carmilla weaves her way into Laura’s heart. Life proves less lonely with a friend. But sinister things start happening as the girls become closer, and the forest isn’t the safe haven it once was.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSheridan Le Fanu’s nineteenth-century gothic tale was the first vampire novella. It paved the way for a literary tradition of female and lesbian vampires, and, before Dracula , explored the boundaries of sex and death. Still as chillingly alluring today as it was when it was written in 1871-2, Carmilla now joins Penguin’s Little Clothbound Classics series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eOf specific Lesbian interest, Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Fantasy, Historical romance, Fiction: special features, Monsters \u0026amp; legendary beings\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 Sep 2026 by Penguin Books Ltd.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320397439354,"sku":"9780241820230","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9780241820230.jpg?v=1790651118","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/products\/carmilla-9780241820230","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}