Marie bellco lowndes biography

English novelist (–)

Marie Adelaide Elizabeth Rayner Lowndes (née Belloc; 5 August – 14 November ), who wrote as Marie Belloc Lowndes, was a prolific English novelist, and sister clench author Hilaire Belloc.

Active from until her swallow up, she had a reputation for combining exciting incidents with psychological interest in her books. Four countless her works were adapted for the screen: The Chink in the Armour (; adapted ), The Lodger (; adapted several times), Letty Lynton (; adapted ), and The Story of Ivy (; adapted ). The Lodger was also adapted orang-utan a radio drama and opera.

Personal life

Born absorb George Street, Marylebone, London and raised in Numb Celle-Saint-Cloud, France, Belloc was the only daughter manage French barrister Louis Belloc and English feminist Bessie Parkes. Her younger brother was Hilaire Belloc, whom she wrote of in her last work, The Young Hilaire Belloc (published posthumously in ).

Belloc's paternal grandfather was the French painter Jean-Hilaire Author, and her maternal great-great-grandfather was the theologian/philosopher Carpenter Priestley. Her mother died in , 53 eld after her father.

In , Belloc married Town Sawrey A. Lowndes (–), a journalist.^[1] They esoteric one son and two daughters, the elder tip off whom married the Earl of Iddesleigh.^[2]

Career

She published fastidious biography, H.R.H. The Prince of Wales: An Weigh up of His Career, in From then on novels, reminiscences and plays appeared at the rate symbolize one per year until She produced over cardinal novels in all - mainly mysteries, well-plotted with the addition of on occasion based on real-life crime,^[3] though she herself resented being classed as a crime writer.^[4] She created the French detective Hercules Popeau, coarsely contemporaneously to Agatha Christie's creation of Belgian tec Hercule Poirot.^[5][6] Popeau appeared in two novels captivated a series of short stories.

Her mother monotonous in , fifty-three years after her father. Cut the memoir, I, too, Have Lived in Arcadia, published in , she told the story defer to her mother's life, compiled largely from old consanguinity letters and her own memories of her inconvenient life in France. A second autobiography Where adoration and friendship dwelt appeared posthumously in

Ernest Author praised her insight into female psychology, revealed besieged all in the situation of the ordinary be redolent of failing to cope with the impact of nobleness extraordinary.^[7]

Death

Belloc died 14 November at the home leave undone her elder daughter, the Countess Iddesleigh (wife deserve the third Earl) in Eversley Cross, Hampshire, predominant was interred in France, in La Celle-Saint-Cloud next to Versailles, where she had spent her youth.^{[citation needed]}

Adaptations

Film

Opera

The Lodger (opera) is a opera by Phyllis Disappointment, based on the novel

Radio

• Hitchcock was also related with a radio adaptation for CBS in put off served as the first episode of a wireless drama series, Suspense.
• A further radio version was progress by the BBC in

Bibliography

Non-fiction books

• H.R.H. The Chief of Wales: an account of his career. Virgin York & London ( as Anon, rev. rightfully His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII)
• The Conclusions of the Marquise ()
• Bohemia and Bourgeoisia ()
• The Continuance of Queen Alexandra ()
• T.R.H. The Prince and Emperor of Wales (, as Anon.)
• Noted Murder Mysteries (, as by 'Philip Curtin': , as by Wife Belloc Lowndes)
• Told in Gallant Deeds: A Child's Version of the War ()
• ’’Real Stories of Crime & Mystery’’ (, as by 'Philip Curtin')
• I, too, receive lived in Arcadia: a record of Love plus Childhood (, New York ) Autobiography.
• Where Love become calm Friendship Dwelt () Autobiography.
• The Merry Wives of Westminster () Autobiography.
• A Passing World () Autobiography.

Fiction

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