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Bezig met laden... Carmilla / The Evil Guestdoor Sheridan Le Fanu
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This is the first book in the Full Moon Press Definitive Classics Series. This book contains two complete novels by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu and is introduced and signed Scott Nicholson! "Carmilla" is the first novel. "Carmilla" is the original novel that inspired Bram Stoker to write the best known vampire novel of all time, "Dracula"! "Carmilla" was first published in 1872, it tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla and the story is thick with erotic undertones. This is a must read book for the vampire or horror fan! The second novel included in this edition is "The Evil Guest". This book predates "Carmilla" and details the mayhem that a beautiful young governess brings to a household in the countryside. This edition of "Carmilla" and "The Evil Guest" contains a lot of artwork by some exciting artists and is limited to 350 unsigned copies! This edition also has some cool bonus material including the account of Arnold Paul, a "real" vampire account from 1732! Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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The other half of the book is "The Evil Guest." Unfortunately I didn't find this story half as good as "Carmilla." Both stories are a bit dated but considering they were written well over 100 years ago, understandable. While this was easy to get beyond in "Carmilla", that was not the case with "The Evil Guest." The story and style became frustrating to me. It also didn't help that it dragged on. The story could have easily been condensed and not lost anything. Maybe the mood would have been lessened a bit but I would have gladly sacrificed that to reach the ending sooner. Besides I kept losing the story's mood when I was bored with the nothing that was happening. It would have also helped with a better revelation at the end of the story. With the story length, I was hoping for a big reveal. Something worth all the drudge of reading. Instead the ending was more along the lines of "That's it?"
There was one final component to the book: a short piece titled "Account of a 'Real Life' Vampire: Arnold Paul or Arnod Paole" by Johannes Fluckinger. This wasn't really a story so much as a real life account of an Austrian soldier documenting the state of some bodies in a small village. It is more of note since it was a case where the Austrians were confirming the presence of vampires. This is not a story but a real report. The present day explanation is described as a lack of understanding on how a body decomposes but it is an interesting and very brief read. Reading the Wikipedia page on Arnold Paole will give a nice summation of this account. ( )