Carmilla (Annotated‪)‬

Carmilla is a Gothic book by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.  It tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla. Carmilla predates Bram Stoker's Dracula by 26 years, and has been adapted many times for cinema.

The tale is presented by Le Fanu as part of the casebook of Dr. Hesselius, whose departures from medical orthodoxy rank him as the first occult doctor in literature.  The story is narrated by Laura, one of the two main protagonists of the tale.

This edition has been formatted for your Ibooks reader, with an active table of contents.  It has also been annotated, with additional information about the book and its author, including an overview, influence, sources, effect on popular culture, biographical information, and a bibliography of his major works.