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The Lodger : a Novel by Treger, Louisa, author is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The first biographical novel about Dorothy Richardson, peer of Virginia Woolf, lover of H.G. Wells, and central figure in the emergence of modernist fiction Dorothy exists just above the poverty line, doing secretarial work at a dentist's surgery and living in a seedy boarding house in Bloomsbury, when she is invited to spend the weekend with a childhood friend. Jane recently married a writer who is hovering on the brink of fame. His name is H.G. Wells, or Bertie as he is known to friends. Bertie appears unremarkable at first. But then Dorothy notices his grey-blue eyes taking her in, openly signalling approval. He tells her he and Jane have an agreement which allows them the freedom to take lovers, although Dorothy is not convinced her friend is happy with this arrangement. Not wanting to betray Jane, yet unable to draw back, Dorothy free-falls into an affair with Bertie. Then a new boarder arrives at the housestriking unconventional Veronica Leslie-Jones, determined to live life on her own termsand Dorothy finds herself caught between Veronica and Bertie. Amidst the personal dramas and wreckage of the militant suffragette movement, Dorothy finds her voice as a writer. The Lodger

Who reads The Lodger : a Novel?

Author

Treger, Louisa, author

Publisher

New York: Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781250051936

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, History

Rating

3.33 / 5 (367 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14