The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes, Fiction, Mystery & Detective

by Marie Belloc Lowndes

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781592247974
Publisher:	Borgo Press
Publication date:	12/01/2002
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	6.42(w) x 9.54(h) x 0.91(d)

About the Author

Marie Adelaide Elizabeth Rayner Lowndes (née Belloc;1868 - 1947) was a prolific English novelist. Active from 1898 until her death, she had a literary reputation for combining exciting incidents with psychological interest. Three of her works were adapted for the screen: The Lodger (1913 novel; numerous film adaptations), Letty Lynton (1931 novel; 1932 film adaptation) and The Story of Ivy (1927 novel; 1947 film adaptation). Additionally, The Lodger was adapted as a 1940 radio drama and 1960 opera.

Editorial Reviews

"One of the best suspense novels ever written." — The New York Times


"This is a beautifully wrought novel of psychological suspense that should have a place on any mystery buff's shelf of classics." — Chicago Sun-Times

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