Project Gutenberg 2005-03-13 Public domain in the USA. 193 Lowndes, Marie Belloc 1868 1947 Lowndes, Marie Adelaide Belloc Belloc-Lowndes, Marie Adelaide Belloc, Marie Adelaide Belloc, M. A. (Marie Adelaide) The Lodger an anonymous Project Gutenberg volunteer “The Lodger” by Marie Belloc Lowndes is a suspenseful novel written in the early 20th century. The story revolves around Robert and Ellen Bunting, a struggling couple living in a modest London home, who find their lives forever altered when they take in a peculiar lodger named Mr. Sleuth. The Buntings are on the brink of poverty, and Mr. Sleuth seems like a potential solution, yet his enigmatic demeanor, along with his deep interests in dark subjects, sets a foreboding tone. The opening of the novel introduces the Buntings in their dreary living conditions, highlighting their economic struggles and emotional state. Mr. Bunting is painted as a somewhat dull man attempting to cling to dignity despite their impending financial disaster, while Mrs. Bunting wrestles with despair over their situation. Their lives take a dramatic turn when a series of brutal murders dubbed the work of "The Avenger" shake the city, coinciding with Mr. Sleuth's arrival and his odd behavior. The couple's initial relief at securing a lodger contrasts sharply with the growing suspense surrounding Mr. Sleuth and the violent events occurring outside their home, creating an atmosphere of intrigue and tension as they navigate their precarious circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Detective and mystery stories Serial murders -- Fiction Whitechapel (London, England) -- Fiction Jack, the Ripper -- Fiction PR Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 504890 505020 2024-09-01T11:45:02.512626 2023-10-01T10:38:28.498331 text/html text/html 535811 2021-04-22T14:21:50 text/html 180030 2021-04-22T14:27:22 text/html application/zip 259031 2024-09-01T11:45:09.945597 application/epub+zip 259943 2024-09-01T11:45:03.979623 application/epub+zip 259944 2024-09-01T11:45:03.096640 application/epub+zip 404508 2024-09-01T11:45:14.706558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380763 2024-09-01T11:45:09.350581 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 380886 2022-09-01T13:17:45.419967 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475298 475275 2024-09-01T11:45:01.627613 2023-10-01T10:38:27.627319 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 475254 2021-04-22T14:26:29 text/plain; charset=utf-8 173624 2021-04-22T14:26:58 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 19166 2024-09-01T11:45:14.847548 application/rdf+xml 10563 2024-09-01T11:45:03.474737 image/jpeg 3066 2024-09-01T11:45:03.281606 image/jpeg 219734 2024-09-01T11:45:02.555620 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia