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Daphne du maurier 19071989 was born in london, the daughter of the actor sir gerald du maurier and granddaughter of the author and artist george du maurier. Widely considered a classic, it is a psychological thriller about a young woman who becomes obsessed with her. In the du maurier family slang a sexually attractive person was a menace, and rebecca unites both the words meanings. Rebecca is a gothic novel by english author dame daphne du maurier. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in ebook format. Why daphne du mauriers rebecca is still popular 80 years on the. Rebecca by maurier, doubleday abebooks passion for books. Daphne du mauriers rebecca is crucial to the genre, for in it du maurier simplified and organized these six elements, refining the narrative, concentrating the mythic, and enriching the ambiguity.
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The first edition of the novel was published in september 1941, and was written by daphne du maurier. Rebecca is an intensely erotic novel, but its eroticism is of a queasy kind. Rebecca is a 1938 gothic novel by english author dame daphne du maurier. Though its an excellent book, it bugged me a lot because. Download rebecca by daphne du maurier pdf genial ebooks. Among her more famous works are the scapegoat, jamaica inn, rebecca, and the short story the birds, all of which were subsequently made into films, the latter three directed by alfred hitchcock. The first edition of the novel was published in 1935, and was written by daphne du maurier. In 1931 her first novel, the loving spirit, was published. Rebecca novel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Yet, even though she is such a despicable person, she was my favourite character in the book, because du mauriers. Not irl, of course, but, yes, i thought she was pretending to be her own main character, being coy with reference to her unusual first name, and i understood her surprise about seeing it spelled correctly.
Rebecca ebook by daphne du maurier 9780316323703 rakuten kobo. Her boat had been found with its queer prophetic name, je reviens, but i was free of her forever. In 1940, film director alfred hitchcock won the best picture oscar with his first hollywood film, rebecca, based on the book rebecca and starring laurence olivier and joan fontaine. Daphne du maurier was born in london on may, 1907 and educated in paris. Daphne du maurier leased the house for a great number of years and once said. Her many successful novels include frenchmans creek, my cousin rachel and rebecca, famously filmed by alfred hitchcock in 1940.
In 1932, she married lieutenantgeneral sir frederick browning. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, read by alex kingston youtube. Daphne du mauriers most famous novel often finds itself bracketed as romance, which is rather like shelving anna karenina in the chicklit section. Feb 09, 2012 daphne du maurier 190789 was born in london, the daughter of the famous actormanager sir gerald du maurier and granddaughter of george du maurier, the author and artist. Rebecca virago modern classics series by daphne du maurier. Rebecca is a work of immense intelligence and wit, elegantly written, thematically solid, suspenseful washington post daphne du maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 320 pages and is available in ebook. However, after listening to anna masseys performance of rebecca, i have decided she is now my favorite narrator. Rebecca is a work of immense intelligence and wit, elegantly written, thematically solid, suspenseful washington p. My ebooks my wishlists my preorders redeem a book voucher my gift certificates. What du maurier understood is that the heart of the romantic gothic is the struggle between two women, one. Dame daphne du maurier, lady browning, dbe was an english author and playwright. Rebecca daphne du maurier page 45 read online free books.
The only hardcover edition of the beloved, internationally bestselling gothic mystery. A bestseller, there were 2,829,3 copies of rebecca sold between its publication in 1938 and 1965, and the book has never gone out of print. See all books authored by daphne du maurier, including rebecca, and my cousin rachel, and more on. Rebecca, published in 1938, was daphne du maurier s most successful novel. She began writing short stories of mystery and suspense for magazines in 1928, a collection of which appeared as the apple tree in 1952. Daphne du maurier was born on may 1907 in london, england, united. Widely considered a classic, it is a psychological thriller about a young woman who becomes obsessed with her husbands first wife.
Pdf frenchmans creek book by daphne du maurier free. Mar 22, 2017 as a teenager reading rebecca for the first time, i was sure du maurier wanted us to think she was rebecca. Daphne du maurier 19071989 has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Whisked from glamorous monte carlo to his brooding estate. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 260 pages and is available in paperback format. Daphne du maurier was born in 1907 and died in 1989.