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The Lodger

The Lodger

by Lowndes, Marie Belloc, 1868-1947

BookID: 2014

Language:English

Reading Level:Reading ease score: 82.2 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Copyright Status:Public domain in the USA.

Detective and mystery storiesSerial murders -- FictionWhitechapel (London, England) -- FictionJack, the Ripper -- Fiction

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"The Lodger" by Marie Belloc Lowndes is a horror novel first published as a short story in 1911, later expanded and published in 1913. Mr. and Mrs. Bunting, struggling London lodging-house owners, desperately need income when mysterious Mr. Sleuth arrives as their sole guest. As brutal murders plague nearby neighborhoods, Mrs. Bunting notices disturbing patterns in their lodger's behavior. Torn between financial necessity and mounting suspicion, the couple must confront a terrifying possibility that could destroy everything. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Class:PR: Language and Literatures: English literature

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