{"product_id":"carmilla-9781680573794","title":"Carmilla","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSink your teeth into the cult classic that inspired Bram Stoker's \u003cem\u003eDracula.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFear sweeps the countryside as people fall victim to a strange illness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a peculiar accident, beautiful Mircalla becomes a ward at Laura's family home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, friendship blooms between the mysterious Mircalla and curious Laura. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove is in the air, but so is something deadly. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill Mircalla's secret cost Laura her life? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e, first published in 1872, is one of the first vampire novels ever written, predating \u003cem\u003eDracula\u003c\/em\u003e by 26 years. \u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e, with its themes of vampirism and homosexuality, shocked the standards and stereotypes for women set in the Victorian era. Today, \u003cem\u003eCarmilla \u003c\/em\u003eis considered the original archetype of female and LGBTQ vampires and Le Fanu's influence is seen throughout vampire fiction. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wordfire Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/17\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781680573794\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 136\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.68lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42132489994421,"sku":"9781680573794","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cca3776b-27fb-481f-9c01-5c9e372881d7.jpg?v=1652813756","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/carmilla-9781680573794","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}