{"product_id":"carmilla-she-who-came-before-dracula-i-paperback","title":"Carmilla: She Who Came Before Dracula I Paperback \u0026 ePub","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBefore Dracula ever opened his coffin, a woman had already rewritten the rules of the undead.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished in 1872, Sheridan Le Fanu's \u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e is one of the most striking Gothic novellas ever written: atmospheric, sensuous, and daringly intimate in its portrayal of forbidden desire between women.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this special edition, author \u003cstrong\u003eAriane Saltoris\u003c\/strong\u003e uncovers the ancient bloodline behind the world's first modern vampiress with an exclusive original essay, \u003cstrong\u003eShe Who Came Before Dracula: The First Vampire Was a Woman\u003c\/strong\u003e — a journey through mythology, folklore, cultural fear, and the long-standing demonization of the female body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSaltoris traces Carmilla's heritage from Lilith to Lamia to the blood-soaked rituals meant to keep women from rising from their graves, revealing how patriarchal terror and fascination shaped the earliest vampire myths — and how \u003cem\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/em\u003e resurrects them with breathtaking force.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBold, poetic, and unapologetically dark, this edition invites you to meet Carmilla not as a warning, but as a returning power: seductive, unstoppable, and centuries older than Dracula.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSome women refuse to stay dead.\u003cbr\u003eCarmilla is one of them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVariants:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ePaperback \u0026amp; ePub\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-top: 24px;\"\u003e―\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 12px 28px; background-color: #1a3a3a; color: #ffffff; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 4px; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/6583113333?language=en_US\"\u003eOrder Print Edition on Amazon →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e*Available in most Amazon marketplaces.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%; font-size: 14px; margin-top: 24px;\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #333;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px; font-weight: bold; width: 40%;\"\u003ePublisher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px;\"\u003eCaipora Books\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #333;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px;\"\u003eJoseph Sheridan Le Fanu\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #333;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eIntroduction Author\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px;\"\u003eAriane Saltoris\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #333;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eLanguage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px;\"\u003eEnglish\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #333;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003ePrint length\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px;\"\u003e124 pages\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #333;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px;\"\u003e978-6583113337\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #333;\"\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px;\"\u003e241g \/ 8.5 oz\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px; font-weight: bold;\"\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding: 8px 12px;\"\u003e15.2 x 0.8 x 22.9 cm \/ 6 x 0.31 x 9 inches\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Caipora Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":54763619647756,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"ePub","offer_id":54763619680524,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/1170\/4968\/files\/Carmilla_Paperback_Front.jpg?v=1776255728","url":"https:\/\/caiporabooks.com\/products\/carmilla-she-who-came-before-dracula-i-paperback","provider":"Caipora Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}