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The Chianti Flask (Paperback)
Marie Belloc Lowndes; Introduction by Martin Edwards
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The Chianti Flask (Paperback)
Marie Belloc Lowndes; Introduction by Martin Edwards
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"[Belloc Lowndes] brings to the making of a mystery a literary
sense and an imagination that puts life into the tale and into the
readers." - The Observer An enigmatic young woman named Laura
Dousland stands on trial for murder, accused of poisoning her
elderly husband Fordish. It seems clear that the poison was
delivered in a flask of Chianti with supper, but according to the
couple's servant in the witness-box, the flask disappeared the
night Fordish died and all attempts to trace it have come to
nothing. The jury delivers its verdict, but this is just the end of
the beginning of Marie Belloc Lowndes' gripping story. 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.
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The Lodger (Paperback)
Marie Belloc Lowndes; Contributions by Mint Editions
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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.
The Lodger, published in 1913, is based on the Jack the Ripper
murders, it is about 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. The first was the
silent film version directed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1927, it was
followed by several remakes. The film was remade by Maurice Elvey
in 1932, John Brahm in 1944, as ""Man in the Attic"" in 1953, and
once again by David Ondaatje in 2009.
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The Lodger
Marie Belloc Lowndes
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