Carmilla, Prologue summary
Prologue of 17 · 1 min to read the chapter
In Prologue, an unnamed editor introduces a woman's narrative alongside Doctor Hesselius's scholarly interest in its mysterious subject, but chooses not to summarize his reasoning. The editor also reports that the woman has died, preventing renewed correspondence and leaving her detailed account as the available testimony.
What happens
- Doctor Hesselius attaches a note to the narrative and connects its subject to an essay of his.
- The editor chooses to present the case for ordinary readers without a summary of the doctor's reasoning.
- After discovering the paper, the editor seeks to renew correspondence with the doctor's informant but finds that she has died.
- The editor judges that the woman's detailed account probably leaves little for her to add.
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Why can the editor not renew correspondence with the informant?
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