The Lodger

Name: The Lodger
Author: Marie Belloc Lowndes

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Can I read The Lodger in English as a learner?

Yes — read The Lodger by Marie Belloc Lowndes in English: the complete original text, with tap-to-translate on every word, audio narration, and saved vocabulary. Its CEFR level is C1. Start with a free sample.

CEFR level: C1
Length: 27 chapters
Format: The complete book

About this book

Struggling servants Robert and Ellen Bunting face desperate poverty in foggy London, their lives shadowed by fading respectability and dwindling hope. When a mysterious lodger arrives, the line between survival and danger blurs in this gripping mystery.

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It's the complete original text, exactly as Marie Belloc Lowndes wrote it — nothing rewritten or cut. The built-in translation, saved vocabulary and audio narration are what carry you through the original prose.

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