Daphné du Maurier
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BBC News - Du Maurier paintings to go on display for first time
After its publication in 1952 in her short story collection The Apple Tree , ‘‘The Birds’’ became one of Daphne du Maurier's most celebrated works. The story presents an unrelenting portrait of terror and a compelling analogy of the atmosphere of fear generated in America and Europe during the Cold War years.
The Birds Study Guide - Daphne Du Maurier - eNotes.com
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. It seemed to me I stood by the iron gate leading to the drive, and for a while I could not enter, for the way was barred to me. There was a padlock and a chain upon the gate.
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca quickNotes Summary - Daphne Du Maurier
Rebecca chronicles the nameless narrator's marriage to Maxim de Winter, a marriage which is overshadowed by the memory of Maxim's first wife, Rebecca, who was killed in a mysterious sailing accident. As Maxim's second wife learns more about Rebecca, she becomes more intimidated and jealous, until Maxim reveals the intriguing details of the marriage.
Fan tracks down lost stories of Daphne Du Maurier - News - Books - The Independent
Described as "gothic, suspenseful and macabre", "The Doll" tells the story of a frustrated romance in which a young man discovers the girl he loves – also called Rebecca – will never accept his advances because she owns a life-size mechancial male doll.
'Macabre and sinister' ... a collection of newly-discovered Daphne du Maurier stories will be published in May. Photograph: Mario Tama/Getty Images
Lost Daphne du Maurier stories discovered | Books | guardian.co.uk
du Maurier's quote
“I wanted to go on sitting there, not talking, not listening to the others, keeping the moment precious for all time, because we were peaceful all of us, we were content and drowsy even as the bee who droned above our heads.
Daphne du Maurier
English novelist, biographer, and playwright, who published romantic suspense novels, mostly set on the coast of Cornwall. Du Maurier is best known for REBECCA (1938), filmed by Alfred Hitchcock in 1940.
Daphne du Maurier Introduction Daphne du Maurier’s romantic, glamorous novels were often perceived in her day as throwbacks to a simpler time, but they are regarded now as examples of fine, nuanced storytelling.