{"product_id":"carmilla-by-sheridan-le-fanu-9781806942619","title":"Carmilla","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGorgeous new dark collectable edition of Sheridan Le Fanu's gripping and influential vampire novella.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGorgeous collectable edition of \u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e, the richly gothic and seductive tale of the feverish relationship between nineteen-year-old Laura and a strange and beautiful guest at their lonely castle, deep in a remote forest of Styria, Austria. This influential novella came 25 years before \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e and laid the foundations for many classic vampire tropes; it delves into sexual identity, desire and attraction, female empowerment, the tension between the human and the supernatural, the innocent and the corrupt, all while maintaining a sense of haunting dread and gripping suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLittle treasures, the FLAME TREE COLLECTABLE CLASSICS are chosen to create a delightful and timeless home library. Each stunning, gift edition features deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a Glossary of Victorian and Literary terms produced for the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAUTHOR:\u003c\/strong\u003e Joseph Thomas Sheridan Le Fanu was an Irish writer of Gothic mystery tales, who was central to the development of the genre in the Victorian era. Author of \u003cem\u003eThe House by the Churchyard\u003c\/em\u003e (1863) and \u003cem\u003eUncle Silas\u003c\/em\u003e (1864), it is Le Fanu's \u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e that remains his best-known Gothic tale. The story of a female vampire's advances towards a young girl greatly influenced Bram Stoker's \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e (1897) as well as twentieth century films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDeluxe edition, foiled and embossed, with red foiled page edges.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48123430469868,"sku":"9781806942619","price":19.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781806942619-carmilla.jpg?v=1785921549","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/carmilla-by-sheridan-le-fanu-9781806942619","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}