Carmilla by J Sheridan Le Fanu. Narrated by Louisa Thornton. Chapter 7 - Descending

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A new podcast from Radio Theatre Group The Classic Vampire Story - Carmilla by J Sheridan Le Fanu Narrated by Louisa Thornton Chapter 7 - Descending Chapter 8 of Carmilla â Search - will be available on Tuesday 22nd April An excerpt from Chapter 7 of Le Fanuâs novel â After all these dreams there remained on waking a remembrance of having been in a place very nearly dark, and of having spoken to people whom I could not see; and especially of one clear voice, of a female's, very deep, that spoke as if at a distance, slowly, and producing always the same sensation of indescribable solemnity and fear. Sometimes there came a sensation as if a hand was drawn softly along my cheek and neck. Sometimes it was as if warm lips kissed me, and longer and longer and more lovingly as they reached my throat, but there the caress fixed itself. My heart beat faster, my breathing rose and fell rapidly and full drawn; a sobbing, that rose into a sense of strangulation, Introducing, as Laura, the narrator of Carmilla Louisa Thornton A talented and versatile performer, Louisaâs theatre credits include lead roles in Sharman McDonaldâs When We Were Women, Liz Locheadâs Perfect Days and Muriel Sparkâs The…

Directors & creators

Radio Theatre Group

Subjects

Carmilla; J Sheridan Le Fanu; Radio Theatre Group; Louisa Thornton; Bruce Downie

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