MARIE BELLOC LOWNDES Ultimate Collection (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Gothic mysteries and psychological thrillers of Victorian London and Edwardian England, with bold heroines and suspenseBy Marie Belloc Lowndes
Length144h 21m
About this audiobook
MARIE BELLOC LOWNDES Ultimate Collection gathers the fiction of a writer who transformed domestic realism into an instrument of unease. Best known for The Lodger, her chilling reimagining of the Jack the Ripper panic, Lowndes repeatedly turns drawing rooms, boarding houses, marriages, and respectable streets into theatres of moral suspicion. Her style is lucid, restrained, and psychologically acute, belonging to the Edwardian and interwar tradition of sensation, crime, and social fiction while anticipating modern suspense. Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868–1947), sister of Hilaire Belloc and a prolific journalist, moved within literary and political circles that sharpened her eye for class, gender, and public scandal. Her experience as a reporter helped shape her fascination with rumor, evidence, and the fragile boundary between private life and public judgment. She wrote at a moment when women's roles, mass newspapers, and urban anxieties were rapidly changing. This collection is recommended for readers interested in the development of psychological crime fiction, feminist social observation, and the quieter terrors of ordinary life. Lowndes rewards patient attention: her plots grip, but her true power lies in revealing how fear, desire, and respectability conspire within the human mind.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length144 hrs 21 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 10, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1MARIE BELLOC LOWNDES Ultimate Collection (Annotated)
26What Timmy Did (pt. 3)
2Introduction
27What Timmy Did (pt. 4)
3Historical Context
28What Really Happened (pt. 1)
4Synopsis (Selection)
29What Really Happened (pt. 2)
5Novels
30What Really Happened (pt. 3)
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6The Lodger (pt. 1)
31What Really Happened (pt. 4)
7The Lodger (pt. 2)
32The Story of Ivy (pt. 1)
8The Lodger (pt. 3)
33The Story of Ivy (pt. 2)
9The Lodger (pt. 4)
34The Story of Ivy (pt. 3)
10The Chink in the Armour (pt. 1)
35The Story of Ivy (pt. 4)
11The Chink in the Armour (pt. 2)
36From Out the Vast Deep (pt. 1)
12The Chink in the Armour (pt. 3)
37From Out the Vast Deep (pt. 2)
13The Chink in the Armour (pt. 4)
38From Out the Vast Deep (pt. 3)
14The End of Her Honeymoon (pt. 1)
39From Out the Vast Deep (pt. 4)
15The End of Her Honeymoon (pt. 2)
40Good Old Anna (pt. 1)
16The End of Her Honeymoon (pt. 3)
41Good Old Anna (pt. 2)
17Love and Hatred
42Good Old Anna (pt. 3)
18Part One (pt. 1)
43Good Old Anna (pt. 4)
19Part One (pt. 2)
44Good Old Anna (pt. 5)
20Part Two (pt. 1)
45The Red Cross Barge
21Part Two (pt. 2)
46Part I
22Part Three (pt. 1)
47Part II
23Part Three (pt. 2)
48Part III
24What Timmy Did (pt. 1)
49Part IV
25What Timmy Did (pt. 2)
50Part V
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