London: Severn House, (1986) dj. Hardcover - Originally published in 1969, this is described as a novel directly descended from Victorian melodrama. Dame Beatrice Lestrange Bradley is invited to visit a man who claims to be a relative of her first husband but when she arrives she hears conflicting stories, including from his young "wife" who claims to have been kidnapped by him. 207 pp. ISBN: 0-727812025.