The Lodger

<p><I>The Lodger</I> (1913) is a novel by Marie Belloc Lowndes. Inspired by the infamous murders committed by Jack the Ripper and Dr. Neill Cream-also known as the Lambeth Poisoner-<I>The Lodger</I> is a thriller that employs aspects of the popular penny dreadful novel while maintaining its literary status as a bone-chilling and highly original tale. The room especially when it be known that it was part of a house standing in a grimy if not exactly sordid London thoroughfare was exceptionally clean and well-cared-for. A casual stranger more particularly one of a Superior class to their own on suddenly opening the door of that sitting-room; would have thought that Mr. and Mrs. Bunting presented a very pleasant cosy picture of comfortable married life. Behind their polished exterior the Buntings hide a common struggle. After countless failures their business is threatened with total failure forcing them to go cold and hungry in order to keep up appearances. As their savings plummet a strange man named Mr. Sleuth arrives offering to pay for the next month in advance. The Buntings are in no position to turn him down. At the same time a series of brutal murders shocks the city of London raising their suspicions and fears to a fever pitch. <I>The Lodger</I> is a story of desperation and terror inspired by some of the twentieth century's most notorious serial killers. This edition of Marie Belloc Lowndes' <I>The Lodger</I> is a classic work of British literature reimagined for modern readers.</p> <p>Since our inception in 2020 <b>Mint Editions</b> has kept sustainability and innovation at the forefront of our mission. Each and every Mint Edition title gets a fresh professionally typeset manuscript and a dazzling new cover all while maintaining the integrity of the original book.</p> <p>With thousands of titles in our collection we aim to spotlight diverse public domain works to help them find modern audiences. Mint Editions celebrates a breadth of literary works curated from both canonical and overlooked classics from writers around the globe.</p>