The Collected Works of Marie Belloc Lowndes (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Edwardian mysteries and Gothic suspense: psychological London tales, love and marriage, plus a royal biographyBy Marie Belloc Lowndes
Length144h 16m
About this audiobook
The Collected Works of Marie Belloc Lowndes gathers the fiction of a writer whose art lies in the delicate conversion of ordinary rooms, marriages, streets, and conversations into theatres of moral suspense. Best remembered for The Lodger, her unsettling response to the Jack the Ripper legend, Lowndes wrote with a controlled, insinuating prose that privileges atmosphere over spectacle and psychological implication over crude revelation. Her work belongs to the late Victorian and Edwardian traditions of sensation, detective, and domestic fiction, yet it anticipates modern crime writing in its interest in ambiguity, fear, and social performance. Marie Belloc Lowndes (1868–1947), born into the intellectually distinguished Belloc family and sister of Hilaire Belloc, moved within literary and journalistic circles that sharpened her eye for class, gender, and public morality. Her experience as a journalist informed her fascination with notorious crimes, public rumor, and the unstable boundary between respectability and danger. These concerns recur throughout her novels and stories, where women's perceptions often become instruments of both vulnerability and insight. This collection is recommended for readers interested in the genealogy of psychological thrillers, early crime fiction, and women's contributions to popular literary modernity. Lowndes rewards patient attention: her suspense is quiet, exacting, and deeply humane.
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
GenreMystery and Thriller
Length144 hrs 16 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJun 10, 2018
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Collected Works of Marie Belloc Lowndes (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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