Marie Belloc Lowndes

MARIE BELLOC LOWNDES d1947. English novelist and sister of author Hilaire Belloc. Active from 1898 until her death, she had a literary reputation for combining exciting incidents with psychological interest. Four of her works were adapted for the screen: The Chink in the Armour (1912) / The Lodger (1913) / Letty Lynton (1931) and The Story of Ivy (1927). The Lodger was also adapted as a 1940 radio drama and 1960 opera