Joseph Le Fanu

"Karmilla" - odna iz samykh izvestnykh misticheskikh novell Le Fanju, kotoraja na chetvert veka operedila pojavlenie romana "Drakula" Brema Stokera i byla mnogokratno ekranizirovana. Eto proizvedenie chasto ischut po zaprosam "Karmilla chitat" i "Karmilla kratkoe soderzhanie". Novella schitaetsja vazhnoj vekhoj v razvitii temy vampirizma v literature i povlijala na mnozhestvo posledujuschikh proizvedenij o vampirakh. Dejstvie "Karmilly" razvorachivaetsja v uedinjonnom zamke, gde zhivjot bogatyj anglijskij vdovets vmeste so svoej docherju Loroj. Spokojnoe techenie ikh zhizni narushaetsja, kogda voleju sluchaja v zamke pojavljaetsja molodaja ledi, i Lora neozhidanno uznajot v nej zhenschinu, kotoraja v detstve javilas k nej v nochnom koshmare... Povest "Komnata v gostinitse "Letjaschij drakon", takzhe vkljuchjonnaja v nastojaschee izdanie, svjazana s "Karmilloj" figuroj doktora Khesseliusa - odnogo iz pervykh v istorii literatury "okkultnykh detektivov", kotoryj rassleduet neobyknovennye proisshestvija, imejuschie poroj sverkhestestvennuju prirodu. Chitateli chasto interesujutsja biografiej doktora Khesseliusa i ego rolju v tvorchestve Le Fanju. Iz ego praktiki i "zaimstvovan" zagadochnyj sluchaj, opisannyj v povesti. Proizvedenija Le Fanju neredko ischut po zaprosam: "Le Fanju knigi spisok", "proizvedenija Le Fanju", "goticheskie novelly Le Fanju", "mistika Le Fanju". Ego tvorchestvo ostajotsja vostrebovannym sredi poklonnikov klassicheskoj gotiki i literatury uzhasov.

"Karmilla" - odna iz pervykh goticheskikh novell pro vampirov. Ona byla opublikovana v 1872 godu i vdokhnovila Brema Stokera na sozdanie "Drakuly". Lora vela uedinennuju i razmerennuju zhizn v otdalennom starinnom zamke do tekh por, poka sluchaj ne svel ee s rokovoj krasavitsej Karmilloj, kotoraja stala dlja nee nastojaschej podrugoj, nesmotrja na strannoe povedenie. Otets predlagaet tainstvennoj neznakomke pogostit u nikh doma, dazhe ne podozrevaja, k kakim posledstvijam eto privedet. Ved vskore Loru nastigaet zagadochnaja bolezn... Dlja kogo eta knigaDlja poklonnikov goticheskoj literatury. Dlja tekh, kto ljubit Brema Stokera, Meri Shelli, Roberta Ljuisa Stivensona, Gastona Leru. Dlja tekh, kto ljubit atmosferu viktorianskoj Anglii.

Sbornik novell klassika "temnogo romantizma" Sheridana Le Fanju o navazhdenijakh, dukhovidenii i drugikh tainstvennykh javlenijakh. Odna iz nikh, "Karmilla", vdokhnovila Brema Stokera na sozdanie "Drakuly". Kniga v sovremennom goticheskom oformlenii bernmoro i VIS. Junaja Lora vedet razmerennuju zhizn v uedinennom starinnom zamke, no vse menjaetsja, kogda v ee zhizni pojavljaetsja rokovaja krasavitsa Karmilla. Kakie tajny khranit ee drevnij rod? Kto na samom dele ee podruga? I pochemu Loru vnezapno nastigaet zagadochnaja bolezn? Sheridan Le Fanju khorosho znal, o chem pishet: pisatel vsju zhizn ispytyval pristupy neobjasnimoj trevogi. V ego istorijakh - zloveschee oschuschenie nejasnosti granits realnosti i mrachnykh fantazij, ujazvimost ratsionalnosti, tschetnye popytki objasnit fenomeny za granju privychnogo mira. Pomimo "Karmilly", v sbornik voshli novelly "Zelenyj chaj" i "Davnij znakomyj". Dlja kogo eta knigaDlja poklonnikov goticheskoj literatury. Dlja tekh, kto ljubit Brema Stokera, Meri Shelli, Roberta Ljuisa Stivensona, Gastona Leru. Dlja tekh, kto ljubit atmosferu viktorianskoj Anglii. Dlja tekh, kto kollektsioniruet knigi serii "Vechnye istorii. Young Adult".

V derevushke Chejplizod, nepodaleku ot Dublina, pri vykapyvanii novoj mogily na mestnom pogoste obrushivaetsja staroe zakhoronenie, obnaruzhivshee neobychnuju nakhodku - tresnuvshij cherep s otverstiem, pokhozhim na pulevoe. S etogo momenta spokojnyj temp derevenskikh del i zhizn mestnykh zhitelej navsegda menjaetsja: razgadka davnego ubijstva i tajna lichnosti zhertvy vedet iz 1810-kh godov v XVIII stoletie, a kriminalnaja intriga zakruchivaetsja vse ljubopytnee, ved nastojaschij prestupnik smenil imja i skryvaet svoe proshloe...

Na stranitsakh etogo sbornika chitateli stolknutsja s ledenjaschimi dushu istorijami, kotorye pogruzjat ikh v mir potustoronnego i neobjasnimogo. Temnye tuchi sgustilis nad drevnim pomestem "Grej-Forest": semejstvo Marston nakhoditsja na grani razorenija, a otnoshenija mezhdu rodstvennikami daleki ot idealnykh. Mrachnoe i bezradostnoe uedinenie obitatelej zamka narushaet vizit bogatogo kuzena Uinstena Berkli, privykshego k roskoshnoj zhizni. Nikto i predstavit ne mog, kakuju tsepochku tragicheskikh sobytij zapustit vizit nezvanogo gostja...

"Karmilla" (1872) - odna z p'jati istorij z praktiki doktora Gesseliusa, scho vkhodjat u zbirku irlandskogo pismennika Dzhozefa Sheridana Le Fanju "In a Glass Darkly". Lora zhive v usamitnenomu zamku z batkom, bagatim vdivtsem. Voni ochikujut gostej - generala z pleminnitseju, ale ta raptovo pomiraje. Natomist u zamku nespodivano z'javljajetsja insha gostja. Pislja jiji pojavi Loru pochinajut peresliduvati nichni koshmari: jij snitsja chudovisko v podobi kishki, jake kusaje jiji. Zdorov'ja divchini pogirshujetsja. Zgodom vona diznajetsja, scho pleminnitsja generala strazhdala vid takoji zh zagadkovoji nedugi. General perekonanij, scho obokh divchat nochami naviduvav vampir...

Blagorodnaja semja Arden nakhoditsja na grani razorenija: otets semejstva ser Redzhinald v kotoryj raz zakladyvaet rodovoe pomeste Mortlejk-kholl, poka ego syn Richard, igraja v karty, promatyvaet ostatki sostojanija, poetomu vsja nadezhda na junuju krasavitsu-doch Elis, kotoruju rodstvenniki planirujut udachno vydat zamuzh. V eto slozhnoe dlja semi vremja v londonskom obschestve pojavljaetsja bogatyj dzhentlmen Uolter Longkljuz, o proshlom kotorogo nikomu nichego neizvestno. Longkljuz bystro zavoevyvaet raspolozhenie Ardenov: rasplachivaetsja s kartochnymi dolgami Richarda i dazhe gotov zhenitsja na Elis. No chto skryvaetsja v temnom proshlom Longljuza i tak li beskorystny ego pomysly? Kakoe otnoshenie on imeet k zagadochnomu ubijstvu, proizoshedshemu v starinnom zamke Mortlejk-kholl dvadtsat let nazad?

Unearthed from long forgotten journals and magazines, Andrew Barger has found the very best vampire short stories from the first half of the 19th century. They are collected for the first time in this groundbreaking book on the origins of vampire lore. The cradle of all vampire short stories in the English language is the first half of the 19th century. Andrew Barger combed forgotten journals and mysterious texts to collect the very best vintage vampire stories from this crucial period in vampire literature. In doing so, Andrew unearthed the second and third vampire stories originally published in the English language, neither printed since their first publication nearly 200 years ago. Also included is the first vampire story originally written in English by John Polidori after a dare with Lord Byron and Mary Shelley. The book contains the first vampire story by an American who was a graduate of Columbia Law School. The book further includes the first vampire stories by an Englishman and German, including the only vampire stories by such renowned authors as Alexander Dumas, Th ophile Gautier and Joseph le Fanu. As readers have come to expect from Andrew, he has added his scholarly touch to this collection by including annotations, story backgrounds, author photos and a foreword titled "With Teeth."

Title: The House by the Church-yard. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century's most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy, and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Le fanu, Joseph; 1866. 8 . 12618.bb.12.