Name/TitleDaphne du Maurier, Haunted Heiress
MakerAuerbach, Nina
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectHardback book titled 'Daphne du Maurier, Haunted Heiress' by Nina Auerbach. The contents are:
1. Reading Furtively, by Flashlight
2, The Men in Her Life
3. Family Chronicler
4. Life as a Man
5. 'Rebecca' and romance
6. Movie Star
7. "Je Reviens"
- Works by Daphne du Maurier
- Notes
- Acknowledgements
- Index
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, board and paper
MeasurementsH: 222 x W: 145 x D: 17 mm
Date Made2000
Period20th century
Place MadeEngland, Dewsbury
Place NotesUniversity of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
PublisherUniversity of Pennsylvania Press
Publication Date2000
Publication PlaceUSA, Philadelphia PA
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_du_Maurier:
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, DBE (/duː ˈmɒrieɪ/; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather George du Maurier was a writer and cartoonist. Although du Maurier is classed as a romantic novelist, her stories have been described as "moody and resonant" with overtones of the paranormal. Her bestselling works were not at first taken seriously by critics, but they have since earned an enduring reputation for narrative craft. Many have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels Rebecca, Frenchman's Creek, My Cousin Rachel and Jamaica Inn, and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive [continues].
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's history
Subject and Association Keywords(auto) biography
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
ISBN/ISSN0-8122-3530-4
Object numberGWL-2025-86-6
Spine LabelAUERBACH ~ Daphne du Maurier, Haunted Heiress ~ PENN
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