Daphne du maurier leased a place called menabilly which became the basis for the fictional manderley. Daphne du mauriers most popular book is rebecca jamaica inn frenchmans creek m. Books like rebecca by daphne du maurier suggested reading. Rebecca is, by far, daphne du mauriers most famous book, and while i had read it years ago, i was inspired to read it again after reading my cousin rachel a few months ago. Though i came to the book without either having read it or having watched the movie, i recognized this. Rebecca love, paranoia, obsession seventy years on, and its appeal is as broad as ever. A new adaptation of the daphne du maurier novel will be directed by high rises ben wheatley published. As the nft reissues hitchcocks adaptation, liz hoggard revisits du mauriers modern classic. Buy rebecca by daphne du maurier online at alibris. In 1937 an englishwoman bright and bored and drowning in children sat down and sketched out a story. It concerns an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, only to discover that he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character. 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.
Seldom has a dead woman exercised such power beyond the grave. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, daphne du maurier, paperback. I am reminded of how profoundly du maurier changed the way i felt about myself, how she engaged and excited me with her writing. With best wishes, yours sincerely, daphne du maurier, january 1978. Rebecca is a novel by english author daphne du maurier. Rebecca will live for ever, because du maurier touches a fearful nerve kate saunders the times.
Librarie online din carte in carte pina departe libhumanitas. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. What du maurier understood is that the heart of the romantic gothic is the struggle between two women, one. Kate does some amazing work as a volunteer at portsmouth library. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, published in 1938, is surely the most iconic of the british authors novels. Daphne du mauriers son is quoted as saying that his mother was keen on the idea of beaming down and of people reinhabiting others. The script for arthur hopcrafts 1996 adaptation of rebecca for television has been published in paperback by andre duetsch ltd readers who enjoy the sweeping romance of rebecca generally like du mauriers previous novel, jamaica inn 1936, about a young woman who moves out to a house on the british moors and is faced with mystery and romance there. Rebecca is a 1938 gothic novel by english author dame daphne du maurier.
In 1931 her first novel, the loving spirit, was published. Im pretty sure most people know the plot to rebecca. Rebecca daphne du maurier last night i dreamt i went to manderley again. Choose among free epub and kindle ebooks, download them or read them online. In 1932, she married lieutenantgeneral sir frederick browning. Still writing as daphne du maurier 193246, she was otherwise titled lady browning. Download rebecca by daphne du maurier pdf genial ebooks. Rebeca spanish edition kindle edition by daphne du maurier. Rebecca virago modern classics book 300 new ed edition, kindle edition by daphne du maurier author visit amazons daphne du maurier page. 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. The first of a series of reminiscences by moscheles. Digital rights management drm the publisher has supplied this book in encrypted form, which means that you need to install free software in order to unlock and read it. 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.
This is one of several curious devices that impressed me as i devoured the pages of this delightfully suspenseful book. Working as a ladys companion, the orphaned heroine of rebecca learns her place. 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. Dec 20, 2015 daphne du maurier 19071989 has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. In 1937 an englishwoman bright and bored and drowning in children sat down and sketched out a. Source for ebook rebecca by du maurier mobileread forums. Daphne du maurier 19071989 has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Dame daphne du maurier, lady browning, dbe was an english author and playwright. Daphne du maurier was born in london, the middle of three daughters of prominent actormanager sir gerald du maurier and actress muriel beaumont.
Wilson last night i dreamed i went to manderley again. This special edition of rebecca includes excerpts from daphne du maurier s the rebecca notebook and other memories, an essay on the real manderley, du maurier s original epilogue to the book, and more. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Rebecca by du maurier, daphne and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Source for ebook rebecca by du maurier general discussions. Read online or download for free graded reader ebook and audiobook my cousin rachel by daphne du maurier of intermediateplus level you can download in. It is wellknown that maxims widely adored wife rebecca, has recently drowned at sea and the local people. This is a shrilling story of two wornout souls, which are looking for, and finally find each other in the surrounding darkness. This comes closer to rebecca than anything miss du maurier has done and is, i think, one of her best novels, ingeniously contrived as to plot, successfully realized as to characters. Rebecca, a unique novel by daphne du maurier, an english author and playwright of the 20th century, is a love drama with gothic elements. Daphne du mauriers most famous novel often finds itself bracketed as romance, which is rather like shelving anna karenina in the chicklit section. Jan 11, 2017 as you read the opening chapters of daphne du mauriers remarkable 1938 novel, be aware that she is, ingeniously, giving the epilogue of the story at the very beginning.
Rebecca is a masterpiece in which du maurier pulls off several spectacular highwire acts that many great writers wouldnt attempt jim crace guardian a mesmerising novel which reveals more on each reading helen dunmore a brilliantly constructed novel the ultimate in psychological suspense, instantly gripping and haunting, rebecca. 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. Buy rebecca by du maurier daphne from amazons fiction books store. Her mother was a maternal niece of journalist, author, and lecturer william comyns beaumont. May 10, 2018 du maurier begins and ends the story with an image of manderley, signifying its importance within the narrative. Daphne du maurier was born in 1907 and died in 1989. Daphne du maurier has 258 books on goodreads with 1100752 ratings. But here, du maurier describes gran in macabre, almost grotesque terms, as if to suggest the decline and decay of the english aristocracy a theme that du maurier will reinforce at the very end of the book.
Widely considered a classic, it is a psychological thriller about a young woman who becomes obsessed with her husbands first wife. Among her more famous works are the scapegoat, jamaica inn, rebecca, and the short story the birds, all of which were subsequently made. With a husband she barely knew, the young bride arrived at this immense estate, only to be inexorably drawn into the life of the first mrs. Daphne du mauriers publisher, victor gollancz, announcing rebecca in 1938, called it an exquisite lovestory. Rebecca novel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. What du maurier understood is that the heart of the romantic. Rebecca was adapted by alfred hitchcock into a popular film 1940. Rebecca by daphne du maurier nook book ebook barnes. Questioning and disruptive, lighthearted, nostalgic questions abound. Rebecca by daphne du maurier pdf free download ebook. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Rebecca, gothic suspense novel by daphne du maurier, published in 1938. The opening chapter, with that now iconic first line, also highlights du mauriers writing prowess.
Her many successful novels include frenchmans creek, my cousin rachel and rebecca, famously. Rebecca is a work of immense intelligence and wit, elegantly written, thematically solid, suspenseful washington postdaphne du maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings. Her first novel, the loving spirit, was published in 1931. Daphne du maurier s 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 of her tale. Jan 30, 2003 rebecca is a masterpiece in which du maurier pulls off several spectacular highwire acts that many great writers wouldnt attempt jim crace guardian a mesmerising novel which reveals more on each reading helen dunmore a brilliantly constructed novel the ultimate in psychological suspense, instantly gripping and haunting, rebecca. Rebecca is pretty dark and heady stuff a love story perhaps, but only in the twisted and haunted fashion that dracula and wuthering heights can be described as love stories. Daphne du maurier was born on may 1907 in london, england, united kingdom, the second of three daughters of muriel beaumont, an actress and maternal niece of william comyns beaumont, and sir gerald du maurier, the prominent actormanager, son of the author and punch cartoonist george du maurier, who created the character of svengali in the novel trilby. She is best known for her novel rebecca which in the us won the national book award. During the british authors lifetime, critics frequently dismissed her work because it was popular with the public, readable, and riveting. This book is one of my favorites, and i also went searching for an eversion. Rebecca, published in 1938, was daphne du maurier s most successful novel. Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been. Daphne du mauriers publisher, victor gollancz, announcing rebecca in 1938, called it an exquisite lovestory, which says more for his salesmanship than it does for his truthfulness.
Rebecca is often considered a retelling of charlotte brontes jane eyre. Aug 19, 2014 listen to rebecca audiobook by daphne du maurier. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Project gutenberg is a library of over 60,000 free ebooks.
An international bestseller that has never gone out of print, rebecca is the haunting story of a young girl consumed by love and the struggle to find her identity. Where rebecca depends almost unbearably on creation of mood and. Daphne du maurier was born in london on may, 1907 and educated in paris. Download or read rebecca epub book online in which the caretaker of the house is a spooky kind of person, called mrs. Danvers, who was very devoted to the first wife, who died in a boat crash, some time back. Her many successful novels include frenchmans creek, my cousin rachel and rebecca, famously filmed by alfred hitchcock in 1940. Lily james and armie hammer to star in rebecca movie remake. Rebecca ebook by daphne du maurier 9780316323703 rakuten kobo. Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories seldom feature a conventional happy ending, and have been described as moody and resonant with overtones of the paranormal. Her work was not critically well received when during her life time, but in recent years has earned respect. This novel even blurs the lines between villain and victim, disrupting any simplified ideas we have about good and. Daphne du maurier 19071989 was an english author and playwright.
Rebecca by daphne du maurier overdrive rakuten overdrive. Dame daphne du maurier dbe 196989, but she never used the title. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, first edition abebooks. The ending has the lady or the tiger flavor, and the reader turns again to the introductory chapter, seeking an answer which again evades one. Daphne du maurier fue una escritora britanica famosa. A very collectible copy of du mauriers most famous novel which was very successfully adapted for film by alfred hitchcock in 1940 which went on to win an oscar.
You might remember this line if you have ever read rebecca or seen alfred hitchcocks classic 1939 film based on the novel. Du maurier herself was closer to the mark when she described the novel as a sinister tale about a woman who marries a widower. Read rebecca online free pdf book epub by daphne du. Rebecca is a work of immense intelligence and wit, elegantly written, thematically solid, suspenseful washington p. She began writing short stories of mystery and suspense for magazines in 1928, a collection of which appeared as the apple tree in 1952. Trilby by george du maurier free ebook project gutenberg. As the fowey festival, inspired by daphne du maurier, is starting this friday 11th may and du mauriers birthday is the th, i decided to revisit one of my favourite books like i really needed an excuse. Daphne du maurier s most famous novel often finds itself bracketed as romance, which is rather like shelving anna karenina in the chicklit section.
Billed as a classic tale of romantic suspense, i found this to be very true even though i had read the book before and vaguely remembered what the suspense was. Read rebecca by daphne du maurier available from rakuten kobo. Although she is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories seldom feature a conventional happy ending, and have been described as moody and resonant. 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 of her tale. When she was elevated to the order of the british empire as dame commander in 1969, she was titled lady browning. Dame daphne du maurier, lady browning dbe may 1907 19 april 1989 was an english author and playwright. Rebeca by daphne du maurier nook book ebook barnes. The script for arthur hopcrafts 1996 adaptation of rebecca for television has been published in paperback by andre duetsch ltd readers who enjoy the sweeping romance of rebecca generally like du maurier s previous novel, jamaica inn 1936, about a young woman who moves out to a house on the british moors and is faced with mystery and romance there. This special edition of rebecca includes excerpts from daphne du mauriers the rebecca notebook and other memories, an essay on the real manderley, du mauriers original epilogue to the book, and more.