|
Showing 1 - 25 of
88 matches in All Departments
|
The Chianti Flask (Paperback)
Marie Belloc Lowndes; Introduction by Martin Edwards
|
R377
R318
Discovery Miles 3 180
Save R59 (16%)
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
|
The Chianti Flask (Paperback)
Marie Belloc Lowndes; Introduction by Martin Edwards
|
R272
R222
Discovery Miles 2 220
Save R50 (18%)
|
Ships in 9 - 15 working days
|
"[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.
The Lodger was the basis for Alfred Hitchcock's first thriller, and
a remarkable film it is. But the story Hitchcock tells -- of young
love and mistaken identity (and is that a mistake, or malicious
accusation by a rival. . . ?) -- is very different from Lowndes's
tale, a story of an elderly couple with a strange and unsettling
tenant -- a man with peculiar habits who may be the Ripper himself.
. . .
|
The Lodger (Paperback)
Marie Belloc Lowndes; Contributions by Mint Editions
|
R212
Discovery Miles 2 120
|
Ships in 12 - 17 working days
|
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 beautiful light-haired, blue-eyed Sylvia Bailey -- married at
19, and already a widow at 25 -- is enjoying life on her own in
Paris. She even carries with her a symbol of the freedom she feels:
a string of pearls -- a superb necklace she wears nearly everywhere
she goes . . .
Yet those pearls will take her to the brink of disaster -- and
propel her new, dear friend well beyond!
Lowndes (1868-1947), sister to Hilaire Belloc, wrote both
historical novels and murder mysteries, with "The Chink in the
Armor" ranking among her finest.
Her pen name was Belloc Lowndes. Lowndes was an early 20th century
British novelist. A Jack the Ripper type murderer was killing young
blonde women in the London fog. When a lodger comes to the Bunting
house their daughter is taken with this mysterious man. Her
boyfriend is a detective assigned to the murder cases. He is
jealous and suspicious of the stranger. In the conclusion the
stranger is forced to flee and is almost killed by a mob when a
policeman arrives with the truth about the killings. This novel
became a movie directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
|
The Lodger
Marie Belloc Lowndes
|
R547
Discovery Miles 5 470
|
Ships in 10 - 15 working days
|
|
|