Join us for October's meeting of our monthly Fiction Book Club to discuss Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu! We'll be touching on topics such as the Gothic, transgression, and nineteenth-century fears of the Other.
Please bring your bright ideas, favourite passages, or simply bring yourself for what promises to be a stimulating discussion!
Attendance is free and open to all but registration is encouraged.
Carmilla
In an isolated castle deep in the Austrian forest, Laura leads a solitary life with only her ailing father for company. Until one moonlit night, a horse-drawn carriage crashes into view, carrying an unexpected guest - the beautiful Carmilla.So begins a feverish friendship between Laura and her mysterious, entrancing companion. But as Carmilla becomes increasingly strange and volatile, prone to eerie nocturnal wanderings, Laura finds herself tormented by nightmares and growing weaker by the day...Pre-dating Dracula by twenty-six years, Carmilla is the original vampire story, steeped in sexual tension and gothic romance.
