Good Lady Ducayne

Synopsis

Good Lady Ducayne is a gothic novella written by Mary E. Braddon, first published in 1896. The story follows a young woman named Bella Rolleston who takes a job as a companion to the wealthy and elderly Lady Ducayne. Bella soon discovers that Lady Ducayne is not what she seems, and that her employer is involved in a sinister plot to extend her own life by draining the blood of young women. As Bella becomes increasingly entangled in Lady Ducayne's web, she must fight to escape the clutches of this malevolent force and save her own life.