Daphne du maurier, brigitte heinrich, christel dormagen. I have to admit a little amusement when the book is described as a classicand was published well after i was born. Du maurier plotted her novel well and brought it to exactly the ending it should have. Daphne du mauriers most popular book is rebecca jamaica inn frenchmans creek m. The trouble with walking in venice, according to a character in du mauriers dont look now, is that it becomes compulsive. Maybe not quite as perfect a book for a tea party as some of our other choices like the road from coorain, or the secret keeper, but any book with a british setting still feels appropriate for the tea party. Rebecca novel project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. Daphne du maurier s most famous novel often finds itself bracketed as romance, which is rather like shelving anna karenina in the chicklit section. Her many successful novels include frenchmans creek, my cousin rachel and rebecca, famously filmed by alfred hitchcock in 1940. Rebecca, deutsche ausgabe buch versandkostenfrei bei. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, daphne du maurier, paperback. But more than this, the authors use of unconventional techniques effectively brings power and moodiness to the work. Rebecca s tale by sally beauman, daphne du maurier and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
For the time being, the narrators past dominates her lifeshe cant escape it. This is a shrilling story of two wornout souls, which are looking for, and finally find each other in the surrounding darkness. In 1931 her first novel, the loving spirit, was published. 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 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 by daphne du maurier pdf free download ebook. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, first edition, signed abebooks. Rebecca is a novel by english author 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. A concise biography of daphne du maurier plus historical and literary context for rebecca.
The only hardcover edition of the beloved, internationally bestselling gothic mystery. 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. Her first novel, the loving spirit, was published in 1931. This is a shrilling story of two wornout souls, which are looking for. Few writers have created more magical and mysterious places than jamaica inn and manderley, buildings invested with a rich character that gives them a memorable life of their own. Rebeccas tale by sally beauman, daphne du maurier and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. Jealousy in daphne du mauriers rebecca the worm hole. Ausgewahlte artikel zu daphne du maurier jetzt im gro. Yet, even though she is such a despicable person, she was my favourite character in the book, because du mauriers description of her is perfect. In 1932, she married lieutenantgeneral sir frederick browning. Rebecca is a gothic novel by english author dame daphne du maurier. All sources listed below indicate the sources that were used to help aid in the information and images provided on this site. A new adaptation of the daphne du maurier novel will be directed by high rises ben wheatley published.
Dec 20, 2015 daphne du maurier 19071989 has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Rebecca ebook by daphne du maurier 9780316323703 rakuten kobo. Maybe not quite as perfect a book for a tea party as some of our. Actually, the opposite of rebecca if a person can have an opposite youll see why in a minute. Gleich bei seinem erscheinen wurde er, zu du mauriers eigener. Why daphne du mauriers rebecca isnt in the kindle store. In books like rebecca, my cousin rachel, and jamaica inn she transformed the small dramas of everyday lifelove, grief, jealousyinto the stuff of nightmares.
Rebecca daphne du maurier last night i dreamt i went to manderley again. Rebecca is a work of immense intelligence and wit, elegantly written, thematically solid, suspenseful washington post last night i dreamt i went to manderley again. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Working as a ladys companion, the orphaned heroine of rebecca learns her place. Welcome to the litcharts study guide on daphne du mauriers rebecca. Rebecca was written part out of homesickness, part out of jealousy, and part to fulfill an approaching deadline. Du maurier had just given birth to her second child and her husband, lt. The novel was an instant bestseller and has never gone out of print. N is jealous from the moment she sees rebeccas handwriting. Daphne du maurier has 257 books on goodreads with 1117005 ratings.
Why daphne du mauriers rebecca isnt in the kindle store i. 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. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, read by alex kingston youtube. This woman, our narrator, is dreaming of returning to a place called manderley, but she and the man shes with can never go back. The novel was an instant bestseller and has never gone out of print source. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Her internationally bestselling novels, including rebecca s tale, her sequel to daphne du maurier s iconic work, have been translated into more than twenty languages. Widely considered a classic, it is a psychological thriller about a young woman who becomes obsessed with her husbands first wife.
Buy rebecca by daphne du maurier online at alibris. Sally beauman is a new york times bestselling author and journalist who began her career at new york magazine. Jan 14, 2011 why daphne du mauriers rebecca isnt in the kindle store i often see questions in the amazon kindle community about why a particular book isnt available in the kindle store. Rebecca by daphne du maurier overdrive rakuten overdrive. Rebecca by daphne du maurier nook book ebook barnes. Daphne du maurier was born in london on may, 1907 and educated in paris. Published in 1938, rebecca is the fifth novel by cornish author daphne du maurier, also known as lady browning. Rebecca was adapted by alfred hitchcock into a popular film 1940. In the du maurier family slang a sexually attractive person was a menace, and rebecca unites both the words meanings.
Read rebecca by daphne du maurier available from rakuten kobo. 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. Daphne du maurier 19071989 has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Individual memories blur together, and its not always easy for us to tell if the narrator is experiencing. Her internationally bestselling novels, including rebeccas tale, her sequel to daphne du. Vocabulary from the book rebecca, by daphne du maurier.
Another is that rebecca, the titular character, is never seen in the. Few writers have created more magical and mysterious places. A brilliant piece of writing, with the atmosphere and suspense and pace that made jamaica inn an absorbing and thrilling storyand it has besides a depth of characterization and soundness of. I often see questions in the amazon kindle community about why a particular book isnt available in the kindle store. In addition to her seven novels and numerous short stories, du maurier also wrote twelve books of nonfiction, including an autobiography. Rebecca is a work of immense intelligence and wit, elegantly written, thematically solid, suspenseful washington p. 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 is an intensely erotic novel, but its eroticism is of a queasy kind. Among her more famous works are the scapegoat, jamaica inn. The truth behind the story 3 daphne du maurier always said her novel was a study in jealousy 4 daphne du mauriers page on wikipedia 5 bulls eye.
Rebecca, gothic suspense novel by daphne du maurier, published in 1938. Created by the original team behind sparknotes, litcharts are the worlds best literature guides. Subtitles rebecca by daphne du maurier level 6 duration. General frederick browning, was away working for the british army.
Rebecca by daphne du maurier the deliberate reader. Daphne du maurier herself said it was about my feelings of jealousy re my husband and jan ricardo, ricardo being an exgirlfriend of brownings. She is an animal, a devil, a snake, vicious, damnable, rotten. While working as the companion to a rich american woman on holiday in monte carlo, the unnamed narrator, a naive young woman in her early 20s. Welcome to the litcharts study guide on daphne du maurier s rebecca.
If daphne du maurier had written only rebecca, she would still be one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Individual memories blur together, and its not always easy for us to tell if the narrator is experiencing the present or only recalling the past. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rebecca. 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 in 1907 and died in 1989. Daphne du maurier wrote some of the most compelling and creepy novels of the twentieth century. Stephen king last night i dreamt i went to manderley again. Macdonalds novel, there was a court case over this in 1941, but the results were never clear, vellum shows wear, a. Less known, though no less powerful, are her short stories, in which she gave free rein to her imagination in. My inperson book clubs march pick, and we picked it to go along with our annual tea party.