Marie Adelaide Belloc Lowndes - Definition and Overview

Marie Adelaide Lowndes née Belloc, (1868 - 1947), pen name Belloc Lowndes, was an English novelist, the sister of Hilaire Belloc.

She established her reputation as a teller of stories combining exciting incident with psychological interest.

Works include

• Barbara Rebell (1905)
• The Lodger (1913), which was made into a movie by Alfred Hitchcock in 1927
• Lived in Arcadia (1941)
• Where Love and Friendship Dwelt (1943)
• The Merry Wives of Westminster (1946)