Widely considered a classic, it is a psychological thriller about a young woman who becomes obsessed with her husbands first wife. A happily married woman commits suicide for no apparent reason. Rebecca daphne du maurier first published in great britain 1938chapter one last night i dreamt i went to manderley aga. With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept cornish coast, as the second mrs. Rebecca by daphne du maurier overdrive rakuten overdrive. This pdf ebook is one of digital edition of rebecca.
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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Rebecca was adapted by alfred hitchcock into a popular film 1940. Rebecca, published in 1938, was daphne du maurier s most successful novel. The rebecca notebook and other memories by daphne du maurier and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Working as a ladys companion, the heroine of rebecca learns her pla. Du maurier plotted her novel well and brought it to exactly the ending it should have. 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. Rebecca is an intensely erotic novel, but its eroticism is of a queasy kind. 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.
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. Read online or download for free graded reader ebook and audiobook rebecca by daphne du maurier of advanced level you can download in epub, mobi, fb2, rtf, txt, mp3 english ereader. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, read by alex kingston youtube. Rebecca is the novel that made daphne du maurier famous and that remains her bestknown work. Daphne du maurier margaret forster,daphne du maurier ebook. County, fiction in english, remarriage, remarried people, fiction, drama, suspense fiction, open library staff picks. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Daphne du mauriers miscellany explores the darkest aspects of the human psyche. Rebecca made her one of the most popular authors of her day.
Her many successful novels include frenchmans creek, my cousin rachel and rebecca, famously filmed by alfred hitchcock in 1940. Daphne du mauriers rebecca taught me how to love literature. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, narrated by anna massey i havent read this classic since high school. Rebecca by maurier, doubleday abebooks passion for books. I originally went with this cause i didnt need the included audiobook in the more expensive one but this is only 14 the length of the actual book and is riddled with. The storys narrator is a woman whom we meet as the young paid companion to a wealthy lady visiting monte carlo. Daphne du maurier herself said it was about my feelings of jealousy re my husband and jan ricardo, ricardo being an exgirlfriend of brownings. This is a shrilling story of two wornout souls, which are looking for, and finally find each other in the surrounding darkness. Roman by maurier, daphne du and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Educated at home and later in paris, she began writing short stories and articles in 1928, and in 1931 her first novel, the loving spirit, was published. Name three or four persons whom you would choose to have with you on a desert island they n. Rebecca is a 1938 gothic novel by english author dame daphne du maurier. Thus begins daphne du mauriers classic 1938 novel of romantic suspense.
Working as a ladys companion, the orphaned heroine of rebecca learns her place. Maurier, daphne du, neuhoff, anouk, neuhoff, anouk. Autres formats voir tout livre numerique epub 8 poche 0. N is jealous from the moment she sees rebeccas handwriting. Daphne du maurier rebecca read and download epub, pdf. This book is one of my favorites, and i also went searching for an eversion. 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. I had to return the digital copy and decided to buy the more expensive one. These are the books for those you who looking for to read the daphne du maurier omnibus 4 rebecca my cousin rachel vmc book 100, try to read or download pdf epub books and some of authors may have disable the live reading. I was also just rereading the afterword to my edition of the book, which mentions that du mauriers publisher touted rebecca to booksellers as an exqusite love story.
Rebecca, gothic suspense novel by daphne du maurier, published in 1938. Telecharger%20livre%20gratuit%20rebecca%20%28pdf%20. Online book rebecca by daphne du maurier value prewiew. Although his proposal comes as a surprise, she happily agrees to marry him. What du maurier understood is that the heart of the romantic gothic is the struggle between two women, one. Rebecca by daphne du maurier pdf free download ebook. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. 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. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options.
Daphne du maurier was born in 1907 and died in 1989. Like manderley itself, ben is a mysterious force in the novel. Rebecca is a work of immense intelligence and wit, elegantly written, thematically solid, suspenseful washington postdaphne du maurier created a scale. If daphne du maurier had written only rebecca, she would still be one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Rebecca is a subtle, slow building thriller with a pageturning finish, set in cornwall in the 1920s. Daphne du maurier called rebecca a study in jealousy. 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. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Source for ebook rebecca by du maurier general discussions.
Download rebecca by daphne du maurier pdf genial ebooks. The character of ben in rebecca from litcharts the. Rebecca, a unique novel by daphne du maurier, an english author and playwright of the 20th century, is a love drama with gothic elements. A mentally challenged gardener who works at manderley. Read the parasites by daphne du maurier available from rakuten kobo. Rebecca by daphne du maurier pdf free download epdf. Though its an excellent book, it bugged me a lot because the heroine, who is the narrator does not have a name all we know is that she has a lovely and unusual name in the story until she gets married, and you do not know her age, you are told.
Daphne du maurier margaret forster,daphne du maurier the definitive biography of daphne du maurier, one of historys greatest psychological thriller novelists rebecca, published in 1938, brought its author instant international acclaim, capturing the popular imagination with its haunting atmosphere of suspense and mystery. My cousin rachel is a novel by british author daphne du maurier, published in 1951. Retrouvez lebook rebecca par daphne du maurier au format epub sur. Rebecca daphne du maurier babelio livres cultes, livres a lire. The parasites ebook by daphne du maurier rakuten kobo. Like the earlier rebecca, it is a mysteryromance, set primarily on a large estate in cornwall the story has its origins in a portrait of rachel carew at antony house in cornwall, which du maurier saw and took as inspiration. 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. The fact that benwhos far below the narrator on the social totem polehas power over the narrator insofar as he knows about rebecca, is a powerful reminder. This is much more in the style of rebecca than the last du maurier i read the house on the strand. But more than this, the authors use of unconventional techniques effectively brings power and moodiness to the work. This should not have daphne du mauriers name on it as this is a hatchet job of her wonderful book. 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. 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.
Rebecca daphne du maurier albin michel ebook epub le. Rebecca, anouk neuhoff, daphne du maurier, albin michel. Rebecca broche anouk neuhoff, daphne du maurier achat. In 1931 her first novel, the loving spirit, was published. 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. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Read rebecca by daphne du maurier available from rakuten kobo. Daphne du maurier was born in london, the daughter of the famous actormanager sir gerald du maurier.