CARMILLA An Illuminated Edition

Sheridan Le Fanu’s magnetic and sinuous 1871 novella introduced one of the iconic anti-heroines of gothic fiction. It pioneered depictions of lesbian desire in European writing, and would go on to inspire Bram Stoker's Dracula. Today, Carmilla is considered a landmark work recognized for its major contributions to vampire fiction and gothic literature. Rosemary Valero-O’Connell contributes outstanding full page plates and spot illustrations, tender and menacing both. All new original illustrations tangle with the complex legacy of a landmark piece of horror fiction suffused with unfulfilled desire between two young women. A startling new vision of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s 1871 classic. With an exclusive introduction by the acclaimed novelist Poppy Z. Brite (Exquisite Corpse) this joins Beehive’s ongoing Illuminated Editions series of matching oversized slipcased art books. All are reinventions of classic literary works. These are always beautiful presentations, every volume.