“m a belloc”

Malcolm Gladwell is the master of playful yet profound insight. His ability to see underneath the surface of the seemingly mundane taps into a fundamental human impulse: curiosity. From criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Gladwell takes everyday subjects and shows us surprising n... More

Like many pretty- prosperous- idle women- Sylvia was rather superstitious.' (Excerpt from Chapter 1)... More

Her pen name was Belloc Lowndes. Lowndes was an early 20th century British novelist. A Jack the Ripper type murderer was killing young blonde women in the London fog. When a lodger comes to the Bunting house their daughter is taken with this mysterious man. Her boyfriend is a detective assigned to t... More

"D'you mean you actually saw what you took to be a ghost?" "I did see a ghost, ma'am; not a doubt of it She walked up and down that room in there, wringing her hands all the time -- I'd heard the expression, ma'am, but I'd never seen anyone do it." "Did anything else happen?" "At last she went over... More

Years ago, Godfrey Radmore made a dramatic exit to Australia, and cut himself off from all his friends. Now Godfrey is returning to England as that thing wonderful to most people -- a millionaire. Is it likely, the wise old doctor asks himself upon hearing the news, that a man of such changed circum... More