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Quotation from Carmilla by J. Sheridan Le Fanu
“In Styria, we, though by no means magnificent people, inhabit a castle, or schloss.”
Carmilla, Chapter I, An Early Fright (Project Gutenberg #10007)
The opening sentence of Laura's narrative, establishing the isolated setting in the Austrian province.
Citation: "In Styria, we, though by no means magnificent people, inhabit a castle, or schloss." — J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla, Chapter I, An Early Fright (Project Gutenberg #10007). (id carmilla-q1)
Portrait: Sheridan Le Fanu 002, Unknown author, Public domain.
