Daphne Du Maurier
24) The parasites
Author
Language
English
Description
The indolent offspring of two famous entertainers use their limited talents to maintain the fantasy world they have created.
28) Rebecca
Series
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
A vacationing young lady meets, falls in love with, and marries handsome and wealthy widower Maxim de Winter. He takes his new bride home to his estate, Manderley. But the new Mrs. de Winter finds her married life donimated by the sinister, almost spectral influence of Maxim's late wife, Rebecca, who still rules from beyond the grave.
33) Rule Britannia
Author
Language
English
Description
A political/economic alliance between the United States and England leads to open hostility when Marines land in Cornwall.
36) Bogema: roman
Author
Series
Publisher
Azbuka/Azbuka-Attikus
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Russian
Description
Father was a singer, mother a dancer, and the three adult children, Maria, Niall and Celia are struggling to establish their own artistic identities within the Delaney family. The interactions amongst the family members form the basis of this novel, which is set in a world of theatre not dissimilar to Du Maurier's own childhood.
Author
Language
English
Description
"Daphne du Maurier has written a full-length portrait of the mysterious, elusive Branwell Brontë and of the infernal world of his inner torment which killed him at the age of thirty-one from excessive laudanum and alcohol. As a child, Branwell fed the willing imaginations of his sisters with the wild, fantastic stories of his mythical, self-invented kingdom of Angria. There is no question that he was a great influence on the writings of his sisters...
40) The doll
Author
Language
English
Description
A collection of 13 stories written by Dame Daphne du Maurier before she was 23 years old, The Doll is a valuable part of the author's body of work. Each story in the collection highlights du Maurier's deep understanding of human nature.
