{"product_id":"the-vampyre-and-carmilla","title":"The Vampyre and Carmilla","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"textMedium\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_contributor  title_Author accFont\" title=\"John Polidori, Sheridan Le Fanu, V. E. Schwab (Foreword by), Nick Groom (Introduction by)\"\u003eJohn Polidori, Sheridan Le Fanu, V. E. Schwab (Foreword by), Nick Groom (Introduction by)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFRONTLIST\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e|\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan title=\"This title may not be sold to consumers before the stated date.\"\u003eOn Sale Date: October 14, 2025\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan class=\"pve_format\"\u003eHardcover Paper over boards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_categories\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"categories collapse\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eFiction \/ Classics\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.edelweiss.plus\/#\" class=\"toggle icon-drop-down-icon\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"textMedium\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e192 pages\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_series\"\u003eSeries: Penguin Speculative Fiction Special\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_measure\"\u003e21 cm H | 14 cm W | 1.2 cm T | 328.4 g Wt\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_measure\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"pve_measure\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe first vampire short story and novella, which came before\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e, together in one Penguin Classics hardcover, a Penguin Speculative Fiction Special, with a foreword by #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author V. E. Schwab\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA Penguin Classic Hardcover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first vampire short story in English, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vampyre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by John Polidori, and the first vampire novella, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, are published together in one volume.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Vampyre\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, first published in 1819, features Lord Ruthven, a deathly pale yet fatally charismatic nobleman who preys on women of high society and is generally considered as the first fully developed vampire narrative in English literature. It is here accompanied by Alaric Watts’s introduction, with which it was published throughout the nineteenth century, and which contains important supplementary material on vampire beliefs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\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. An early, sophisticated, and influential vampire novel, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarmilla\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e predates Bram Stoker’s \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by twenty-five years and the film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNosferatu\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e by fifty.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePenguin Speculative Fiction Special is a hardcover series of horror, science fiction, fantasy, and more published by Penguin Classics. Featuring custom endpapers, specially commissioned cover art, and introductions by scholars and notable figures, these collectible editions celebrate classics that invite us to ask, “What if?” and that, through bold imagination, alternative visions, and magical realms, transform our perception of our world.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover Paper over boards","offer_id":50764171772201,"sku":"9780143139003","price":462.0,"currency_code":"MXN","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/9420\/7529\/files\/9780143139003_7b3dd.jpg?v=1754678904","url":"https:\/\/www.bookup.com.mx\/products\/the-vampyre-and-carmilla","provider":"BOOKUPMX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}