How long does it take to read Carmilla?
Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu takes about 1 hour 39 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 1 hour 39 minutes
An evening's read
First published 1871. 90 pages, about 24,750 words.
4 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 2 hours 45 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 1 hour 39 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 2 minutes |
The page count is the median across 571 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
First published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871–72), Carmilla is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). The character is a prototypical example of the lesbian vampire, expressing romantic desires toward the protagonist. The novella notably never acknowledges homosexuality as an antagonistic trait, leaving it subtle and morally ambiguous. The story is often anthologised, and has been adapted many times in film and other media.
Subjects: English Fantasy fiction, Fantasy fiction, English, Fiction, Lesbians, Vampires, Fiction, horror
