Bibliography of daphne du maurier novels, omnibus editions, short stories, plays, biographies and autobiographies. George du maurier, geralds father, the famous punch illustrator and author of the great 19thcentury bestseller trilby, wrote, in his debut novel peter ibbetson, a charter for the imaginative. Daphne du maurier deserves a special place in literary history and has shaped. Whether or not you are a fan of daphne du maurier, this lovely book will draw you inexorably into her life. Daphne du maurier has 257 books on goodreads with 1117005 ratings. The best daphne du maurier books other than, of course, rebecca, as recommended. Du maurier was born, on may 1907, into a distinguished london theatrical family but lived in cornwall for most of her life, in a rambling romantic house near the sea called menabilly. In this light, she has more in common with the sensation novels of wilkie collins and others, which she admired. Daphne du maurier 19071989 was an english author and playwright. The best daphne du maurier books, from psychological to. Savills the house boasts four bedrooms, lovely views across a cornish cove.
See more ideas about daphne du maurier, her world and books. Her work was not critically well received when during her life time, but in recent years has earned respect. Du maurier s works are influenced by her complex family relations, as well as her obsession with the past. Daphne du maurier s 1940s home readymoney cottage near fowey in cornwall up for sale for nearly. Cannon hall, which dates from 1730, has five reception rooms, a billiards room and an indoor swimming pool. Daphne du mauriers best mysteries, from the psychological to the supernatural.
The following is an interview with daphne du maurier at her home kilmarth, where she was. This house is described in her book, the house on the strand. See all books authored by daphne du maurier, including rebecca, and my cousin rachel, and more on. Daphne du maurier 190789 is the author of rebecca, jama. Best of daphne du maurier score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Why daphne du maurier was britains mistress of suspense much more than a romance writer, daphne du maurier inspired hitchcock classics, dabbled in scifi. Like many of her works, the novel is inspired by du mauriers seaside home. Daphne du maurier 190789 was the author of rebecca, jamaica inn, the birds, and many more. See more ideas about daphne du maurier, daphne, jamaica inn. These books explain the joys and mysteries of the home. Daphne du maurier abebooks abebooks shop for books. Daphne du mauriers childhood home in hampstead is sold. Daphne du maurier books list of books by author daphne. Theres an element of nostalgia, to be sure, for the books we read when we were young and impatient not to be.
Du maurier died on 19 april 1989, aged 81, at her home in cornwall, which had been the setting for many of her books. As per her desire, dame daphnes body was cremated and her ashes were scattered on the cliffs near her home. Daphne du maurier deserves a special place in literary history and has shaped modern, popular literature up to this day. Nov 12, 2015 her books, her world, her family connection. During the war, du maurier returned to england, renting menabilly, a house she had fallen in love with in the cornish. There have been good biographies of du maurier before.
She is best known for her novel rebecca which in the us won the national book award. Daphne du mauriers most popular book is rebecca jamaica inn frenchmans creek m. As rebecca celebrates its eightieth anniversary and du maurier enjoys a critical renaissance, varnam explores the books which highlight this novelists sheer range and brilliancefrom biography and fiction to history and horror. Her masterpieces are a blend of love, mystery and adventure elements, and grip the reader from the first page. The daughter of sir gerald du maurier, the leading actor manager of his day, she grew up in a wildly imaginative peter pan world peopled by londons leading writers and actors, before arriving in. Daphne du maurier died in 1989, aged 81, at her home in cornwall. Daphne du maurier books biography and list of works author of. Buy daphne du maurier at home first edition by macaskill, hilary isbn. Daphne du maurier is one of the most overlooked writers of the twentieth century, says oxford universitys laura varnam. Du maurier was often categorised as a romantic novelist, a term that she deplored, given her novels rarely have a happy ending, and often have sinister overtones and shadows of the paranormal. Daphne du mauriers cornish house up for sale books. Daphne du maurier 190789 is the author of rebecca, jamaica inn, frenchmans creek, dont look now and the birds among many others which continue to thrill and fascinate readers worldwide. Shes the woman who lived at the famous cornish house menabilly and transformed it into. Du maurier was mistress of calculated irresolution.