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. Rebecca discussion questions daphne du maurier this study guide consists of approximately 81 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of rebecca. But more than this, the authors use of unconventional techniques effectively brings power and moodiness to the work. Dec 20, 2015 daphne du maurier 19071989 has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Rebecca topics for discussion daphne du maurier this study guide consists of approximately 81 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of rebecca. Rebecca is a 1938 gothic novel by english author dame daphne du maurier. Daphne du maurier 19071989 was an english author and playwright. 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.
Rebecca novel project gutenberg selfpublishing 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. Rebeccas tale by sally beauman, daphne du maurier and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rebecca, gothic suspense novel by daphne du maurier, published in 1938. What du maurier understood is that the heart of the romantic.
Her first novel, the loving spirit, was published in 1931. How well can you tell all these super long names apart. Such is the premise of daphne du maurier s 1957 novel, the scapegoat. This woman, our narrator, is dreaming of returning to a place called manderley, but she and the man shes with can never go back. This topic is currently marked as dormantthe last message is more than 90 days old.
Rebecca daphne du maurier last night i dreamt i went to manderley again. Daphne du maurier s most famous novel often finds itself bracketed as romance, which is rather like shelving anna karenina in the chicklit section. Daphne du maurier, brigitte heinrich, christel dormagen. Rebecca is a novel by english author daphne du maurier.
Author daphne du maurier has a brilliant way of developing his characters. Rebecca by daphne du maurier pdf free download ebook. Such is the premise of daphne du mauriers 1957 novel, the scapegoat. One of my very favourite women novelists is daphne du maurier. Perhaps more significant was the german plan to use the novel. Available on kindle ebook and can be read on any device with the free kindle app. Her boat had been found with its queer prophetic name, je reviens, but i was free of her forever. Rebecca, a novel written by daphne du maurier illustrates this point. Daphne du maurier was born in 1907 and died in 1989. Rebecca s tale by sally beauman, daphne du maurier and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Apr 17, 2009 one of my very favourite women novelists is daphne du maurier.
Rebecca is a work of immense intelligence and wit, elegantly written, thematically solid, suspenseful washington p. Her work was not critically well received when during her life time, but in recent years has earned respect. In the beginning of the novel, the narrator is the. When i saw this audio book come up for free a month or two ago, i decided to give the story a listen and im glad i did. Widely considered a classic, it is a psychological thriller about a young woman who becomes obsessed with her husbands first wife. Virago modern classics designer collection, hardbacks with textile designer covers.
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 books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography. She published rebecca in 1938 and it is a most intriguing work. Du maurier plotted her novel well and brought it to exactly the ending it should have. Daphne du mauriers rebecca named nations favourite book by whsmith john le carre and daphne du maurier featured in a whsmith campaign to find the nations favourite book curtis brown authors featured on stylists list of summer reads. Nightmares, mirrors and possession in daphne du mauriers. Actually, the opposite of rebecca if a person can have an opposite youll see why in a minute. See all books authored by daphne du maurier, including rebecca, and my cousin rachel, and more on. The anticlimax of the ending is defined dramatically by du maurier. In 1932, she married lieutenantgeneral sir frederick browning. Another is that rebecca, the titular character, is never seen in the. A happily married woman commits suicide for no apparent reason. Rebecca is an intensely erotic novel, but its eroticism is of a queasy kind. Daphne du mauriers rebecca is crucial to the genre, for in it du maurier.
Daphne du maurier leased a place called menabilly which became the basis for the fictional manderley. Roman by maurier, daphne du and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. 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. Rebecca is a novel of great suspense that is being told by a nameless narrator whose life has been forever changed by events that happened in the past.
She places the reader away from the fire, with the couple as they watch it burning in the sky, without even a final view of the building to satisfy neither them nor the reader. Jan 30, 2003 in 1931 her first novel, the loving spirit, was published. Or what if a new life was imposed on you, whether you liked it or not. Working as a ladys companion, the orphaned heroine of rebecca learns her place.
Rebecca is a gothic novel by english author dame daphne du maurier. Daphne du maurier 19071989 has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. In 1931 her first novel, the loving spirit, was published. 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 was adapted by alfred hitchcock into a popular film 1940. What du maurier understood is that the heart of the romantic gothic is the struggle between two women, one. Daphne du maurier books list of books by author daphne du. Rebecca by daphne du maurier 9780380778553 paperback. It is said that during world war ii field marshal erwin rommel kept a copy of rebecca at his headquarters, and that it was the source for a nazi spycode. Daphne du maurier herself said it was about my feelings of jealousy re my husband and jan ricardo, ricardo being an exgirlfriend of brownings. Rebecca, a unique novel by daphne du maurier, an english author and playwright of the 20th century, is a love drama with gothic elements. After du maurier sent her draft of rebecca to gollancz, he deemed it exactly what the people will want to read forster, 1993, pg. Rebecca ebook by daphne du maurier 97814055463 rakuten. 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.
I am reminded of how profoundly du maurier changed the way i felt about myself, how she engaged and excited me with her writing. The author takes each character from an aspect of happiness to a point of despair. 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 connell short guide to daphne du mauriers rebecca ebook. Rebecca by daphne du maurier overdrive rakuten overdrive. This is a shrilling story of two wornout souls, which are looking for, and finally find each other in the surrounding darkness. There is little to no wear on the front, back and spine of the cover boards and there is no wear on the edges of the cover boards. Daphne du mauriers rebecca by charles bryant youtube. She began writing short stories of mystery and suspense for magazines in 1928, a collection of which appeared as the apple tree in 1952. 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. N is jealous from the moment she sees rebeccas handwriting. The author takes each character from an aspect of happiness to a. Daphne du mauriers most famous novel often finds itself bracketed as romance, which is rather like shelving anna karenina in the chicklit section. 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.
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. Why daphne du mauriers rebecca is still popular 80 years on the. Read rebecca by daphne du maurier available from rakuten kobo. These famous words open the most popular novel by daphne du maurier, the story of an. 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. Rebecca ebook by daphne du maurier 9780316323703 rakuten kobo. Mar 23, 2020 rebecca by daphne du maurier, narrated by anna massey i havent read this classic since high school.
I was reading the book rebecca by daphne du maurier and got to end where they are approaching manderleyand the book ended. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, narrated by anna massey i havent read this classic since high school. In 1932, du maurier married major frederick browning, with whom she had three children. Throughout the engrossing story, the characters experience much and as a result, the characters undergo both temporary and lifealtering changes to their thoughts, beliefs and behavior. Daphne du maurier was born in london on may, 1907 and educated in paris. Rebeca spanish edition kindle edition by daphne du maurier. 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. Du mauriers bestselling novel reveals much about the authors fluid sexuality her venetian tendencies and. On the surface it appears to be a simple story, but for me it has. Buy rebecca by daphne du maurier online at alibris. The story was excellent, which is about all i remembered.