Lowndes, Marie Belloc ___ 1868-1947 ___ British ___ writer

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
There is very little information about Marie on the internet. She was the born in France, the daughter of Louis Belloc, a French barrister, and moved to England when still very young. She published her first story when 16, and, like her famous brother, Hilaire Belloc, went on to become a writer. In the 1880s, she joined the staff of the 'Pall Mall Gazette'. In 1896 she married Frederic Lowndes, the editor of 'The Times'. She was one of the first women to join the Women Writers Suffrage League which was formed in 1908. In 1913, she published her most successful novel, 'The Lodger', a fictionalised story about Jack the Ripper.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - A plot mind is curiously rare

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1911-1947 ___ literary society people

WEB TEXT LINKS
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ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
The University of Texas, Harry Ransom Centre

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
Diaries and Letters of Marie Belloc Lowndes 1911-1947
 

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