Tag: Belloc Lowndes

Two books by Marie Belloc Lowndes: Cressida: No Mystery (1928) and One of Those Ways (1929)

Marie Belloc Lowndes is quite a favourite of mine and the past few weeks, I read two of her books. Cressida: No Mystery begins with the engagement of heiress Lizzie Bowden to Captain Larry Wortle. Lizzie is an orphan who has inherited a fortune from her father, and her guardians, her aunt: Lady Alice Bignor … Continue reading Two books by Marie Belloc Lowndes: Cressida: No Mystery (1928) and One of Those Ways (1929) →

Summer of 21

By sheer chance, both the novels that I read this week featured a 21 year old heroine and so I thought, I will write about them together. Zella Blunt, the female protagonist of Marie Belloc Lowndes' Who Rides on a Tiger stands to inherit one half of the prestigious country-house Jerricks after the demise of … Continue reading Summer of 21 →

Friday’s Forgotten Books: And Call it Accident and The Injured Lover by Marie Belloc Lowndes (1936)

Ruth Starling a young American girl finds herself a multi-millionaire when a distant relative dies leaving her half his fortune. Ruth who has always dreamt of becoming an actress now moves to England willing to make a career on stage, undeterred by the miserable flopping of her debut play in the States. Her lawyer puts … Continue reading Friday’s Forgotten Books: And Call it Accident and The Injured Lover by Marie Belloc Lowndes (1936) →

The #1920 Club: From the Vast Deep by Marie Belloc Lowndes

"Ladies and gentlemen!" she cried. "This is a time of year when ghosts are said to walk. Why shouldn't we hold a séance, here and now, and call up spirits from the vasty deep?" Marie Belloc Lowndes has been a favourite of mine since I read her The Story of Ivy and so I was … Continue reading The #1920 Club: From the Vast Deep by Marie Belloc Lowndes →

FFB: The End of Her Honeymoon by Marie Belloc Lowndes

And then Dampier turned and caught her, this time unresisting, yielding joyfully, to his breast. "Nancy?" he murmured thickly. "Nancy? I'm afraid!""Afraid?" she repeated wonderingly."Yes, horribly afraid! Pray, my pure angel, pray that the gods may indulge their cruel sport elsewhere. I haven't always been happy, Nancy."And she clung to him, full of vague, unsubstantial fears. "Don't … Continue reading FFB: The End of Her Honeymoon by Marie Belloc Lowndes →