{"product_id":"vampyre-and-carmilla","title":"Vampyre and Carmilla","description":"The first vampire short story in English, \u003ci\u003eThe Vampyre\u003c\/i\u003e by John Polidori, and the first vampire novella, \u003ci\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/i\u003e by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, are published together in one hardback volume. \u003ci\u003eThe Vampyre \u003c\/i\u003e(1819) features Lord Ruthven, a deathly pale yet fatally charismatic nobleman who preys on women of high society. It is generally considered as the first fully developed vampire narrative in English literature. \u003ci\u003eCarmilla \u003c\/i\u003e(1871–2) by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu is a nineteenth-century Gothic novella featuring a protagonist who typifies the long line of female and lesbian vampires in literature, movies, television series and artwork. In a castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura, a young woman, leads an isolated life with her father. A horse-drawn carriage crashes and an unexpected guest, the mysterious and seductive Carmilla, enters their lives.","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57260691718488,"sku":"9780143139003","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780143139003_f0ae3c92-a8a0-449e-a330-f3bcb7726343.jpg?v=1779432326","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/vampyre-and-carmilla","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}