Résultats de "Marie Belloc Lowndes" dans Toutes les catégories

Married at 19 and a widow at 25, English beauty Sylvia Bailey is managing to enjoy life on her own in Paris. She even invests in a symbol of her freedom, a superb string of pearls. Sylvia befriends a fellow young widow with a love of gambling, a Polish woman named Anna Wolsky, and together the two visit Madame Cagliostra, a famous fortune-teller. But Madame Cagliostra speaks in riddles, telling Sylvia that she may never return to her home country and to be wary of her beloved necklace. The fortune-teller warns them not to leave Paris, for she sees “terrible danger” in their future.

Nancy Dampier, una giovane ragazza inglese, arriva a Parigi dopo aver trascorso tre settimane di luna di miele con John, un pittore inglese naturalizzato francese. La coppia ha deciso di restare qualche giorno all'hotel Saint Ange. Sfortunatamente, è l'anno dell'Esposizione universale, l'albergo è quasi al completo e i due giovani sono costretti a trascorrere la notte in due camere separate. Il mattino dopo, per Nancy inizia l'incubo.

The Lodger is a 1913 novel by English author Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes, based on the Jack the Ripper murders of 1888. It is a novel-length version of Lowndes' short story "The Lodger", first published in McClure's Magazine in 1911.

Ein geheimnisvoller Frauenmörder treibt im Londoner Eastend sein Unwesen. Man nennt den Unbekannten, der seine Opfer - alle jung und blond und hübsch - auf schreckliche Weise verstümmelt "Jack the Ripper". Eines Abends stellt sich bei Ellen ein neuer Untermieter vor - von Kopf bis Fuß ein Gentleman. Ellen ist begeistert, auch wenn der neue Mieter exzentrische Vorlieben hat - zum Beispiel immer nur nachts das Haus verlässt. Dann kehrt unerwartet Daisy, Ellens 20-jährige Tochter, von einem Landaufenthalt nach Hause zurück.

Immerse yourself in Studies in Love and in Terror, a captivating collection of five stories by Marie Belloc Lowndes. These tales uniquely blend elements of romance with suspense, offering a rich tapestry that appeals to a diverse audience. Join narrator Carolin as she brings to life narratives that dance between the tender and the terrifying.

Marie Adelaide Elizabeth Rayner Lowndes (née Belloc) was born in 1868. She had a distinguished and prolific literary career and 4 of her works were adapted (some several times) for film. She died in 1947.