Bøger af Marie Belloc Lowndes

The Lodger (1913) is a novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes. Inspired by the infamous murders committed by Jack the Ripper and Dr. Neill Cream¿also known as the Lambeth Poisoner¿The Lodger is a thriller that employs aspects of the popular penny dreadful novel while maintaining its literary status as a bone-chilling and highly original tale. ¿The room, especially when it be known that it was part of a house standing in a grimy, if not exactly sordid, London thoroughfare, was exceptionally clean and well-cared-for. A casual stranger, more particularly one of a Superior class to their own, on suddenly opening the door of that sitting-room; would have thought that Mr. and Mrs. Bunting presented a very pleasant cosy picture of comfortable married life.¿ Behind their polished exterior, the Buntings hide a common struggle. After countless failures, their business is threatened with total failure, forcing them to go cold and hungry in order to keep up appearances. As their savings plummet, a strange man named Mr. Sleuth arrives offering to pay for the next month in advance. The Buntings are in no position to turn him down. At the same time, a series of brutal murders shocks the city of London, raising their suspicions and fears to a fever pitch. The Lodger is a story of desperation and terror inspired by some of the twentieth century¿s most notorious serial killers. With a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of Marie Belloc Lowndes¿ The Lodger is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.

First published in 1934, this exquisitely crafted novel blends the tenets of a traditional mystery with an exploration of the psychological impact of death, accusation, guilt and justice in the aftermath of murder.

Ivy is a beautiful but ambitious young woman who married an idler, Jervis Lexton for his family money. However, through the fault of Jervis and his gambling father, the Lextons have become quite poor and the young Ivy became quite frustrated with her impoverished husband. Before he has a chance to bounce back on his feet Jervis dies from a mysterious illness and there is a suspicion that he has been poisoned.

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Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868-1947) was an English novelist who first achieved fame with the publication of THE LODGER (1913), an intense thriller based on the Jack the Ripper murders. THE LODGER concerns a London family who suspects that their upstairs lodger is a mysterious killer known as "The Avenger." The novel was the basis for four movie adaptions.

Ægteparret Bunting - to tidligere herskabstjenestefolk, der har giftet sig og nu forsøger at slå sig igennem ved at udleje værelser - er på fallittens rand, da det en tåget aften op mod jul ringer på deres dør. Det er en pæn og høflig herre, der gerne vil leje deres værelser.Han er venlig og betaler godt, så Buntings er lykkelige for at få ham som lejer, selv om han viser sig at være en smule ekscentrisk: Han tilbringer al sin tid med indgående Bibel-studier, vil kun have fru Bunting til at bringe ham sin mad og gøre rent, og bliver somme tider rastløs og går ud i de sene nattetimer med en mystisk taske under armen.Netop på samme tid leder politiet i London efter en psykopatisk kvindemorder, der udsøger sig sine ofre blandt alkoholiserede, enlige kvinder. Og lidt efter lidt begynder fru Bunting at få en anelse om, at hendes pæne lejer gemmer på en rædselsfuld hemmelighed.Udgaven er optimeret for tilgængelighed jf. WCAG 2.0- og ePub Accessibility 1.0-standarderne.

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This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.