Um ihr eigenes Auskommen und auch das ihrer Mutter zu sichern, sucht Bella Rolleston händeringend eine Anstellung als Gesellschafterin in einem hochherrschaftlichen Haus. Durch die Leiterin einer Vermittlungs-Agentur wird sie der sehr betagten Lady Ducayne vorgestellt…
Die Gruselkabinett Hörspiel Box 17 beinhaltet die Geschichten: «Gesellschafterin gesucht» von Mary Elizabeth Braddon, «Der Schatten über Innsmouth» von H.P. Lovecraft und «Die Legende von Sleepy Hollow» von Washington Irving.
Good Lady Ducayne', is a gothic novella by Mary Elizabeth Braddon originally published in 1869. It is a nineteenth century incarnation of the popular vampire myth, setting it against the backdrop of an Anglicised region of the Italian Riviera during the Victorian era. This is a great read and an excellent addition to the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the genre. To this republication is added a specially commissioned brand new short biography of the author.
Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels of Mary Elizabeth Braddonwhich areLady Audley's Secret and The Infidel. Mary Elizabeth Braddon was an English popular novelist of the Victorian era. She is best known for her 1862 sensation novel Lady Audley's Secret, which has also been dramatised and filmed several times. ...
Aurora Floyd is the daughter of a marriage between a nobleman and an actress. As she grows into maturity, this head-strong, dangerous and seductive vixen becomes embroiled in mystery and scandal. The story includes such controversial events as bigamy, murder and elopement.
This eBook edition has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. "Lady Audley's Secret " – As Sir Michael Audley celebrates his marriage to Lucy Graham, his nephew, the barrister Robert Audley, welcomes his old friend George Talboys back to England, after three years of gold prospecting in Australia. George finds out that his wife Helen has died and that his son is under the care of his father in law. After settling the matter of the...
