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Marie Belloc Lowndes, having written over 30 books was a prolific English author. Seen here on the Aquitania in this Corbis photo dated April 14, 1936 |
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Most Lizzie buffs recognize her from her Lizzie Borden: A Study in Conjecture which she wrote in 1939, 8 years before her death. While the book is easy to find for less than $50, what is coveted is the rare dust jacket which bumps up the cost into the hundreds. |
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Belloc Lowndes is best known as the author of The Lodger, a fictional story about Jack the Ripper thats told from the viewpoint of
his landlady. It has held up incredibly well for a 90-year-old novel, remaining one of the best suspense stories Ive ever read. |
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The cover shows the Borden house with the Churchill house to the left and in the right foreground, a partial of the Dr. Bowen/Southard Miller double house. This work of fiction gives Lizzie a love interest with invented characters and is far removed from the actual case.
| The New York Times also thought it was “excellent” and “a splended work of art” and “one of the best suspense novels ever written.” The Chicago Tribune called it a masterpiece, the New York Daily News said it’s “a classic of the genre.” Belloc Lowndes also counted among her admirers a certain crime historian I’m very fond of, Edmund L. Pearson. So I’m not alone in my judgment.”
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But her best known work – written in 1913 - and one which has been made into four theatrical films is:
In 1926 Alfred Hitchcock directed The Lodger starring Ivor Novello as the Lodger. I recommend the DVD: The Lodger, A Story of the London Fog.
Most frequently shown on TV is the 1944 version starring Meryl Oberon and Laird Cregar. Mr. Cregar gave a chlling performance.
Man in the Attic (1953) followed starring Jack Palance. This link is to the film in its entirety. Jack Palance – great casting.
In 2009 The Lodger was again produced featuring Simon Baker, TV’s “The Mentalist”.
Lizzie Borden & Jack the Ripper – the two most iconic figures in classic unsolved true crime, both fictionalized by Marie Belloc Lowndes.
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Lizzie Borden - Image by Danny Evans |
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The first edition, the original, is not easily found and when it does appear, such as on eBay, usually sells for $300 or more. |
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