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Daphne Du Maurier

UK  (1907 - 1989)
(Granddaughter of George Du Maurier)
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About Daphne Du Maurier
In many ways the life of Daphne du Maurier resembles that of a fairy tale. Born into a family with a rich artistic and historical background, the daughter of a famous actor manager, she was indulged as a child and grew up enjoying enormous freedom from financial and parental restraint. She spent her youth sailing boats, travelling on the Continent with friends, and writing stories. A prestigious publishing house accepted her first novel when she was in her early twenties, and its publication brought her not only fame but the attentions of a handsome soldier, Major (later Lieutenant General Sir) Frederick Browning, who married her.
 
New and Forthcoming Paperbacks

Growing Pains: The Shaping of a Writer
Growing Pains
The Shaping of a Writer

Non fiction
Gerald: A PortraitThe Du MauriersThe Young George du Maurier: A Selection of Letters, 1860-67The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte
Vanishing CornwallGolden Lads: Sir Francis Bacon, Anthony Bacon and their friendsThe Winding Stair: Francis Bacon, His Rise and FallMyself When Young: The Shaping of a Writer
Growing Pains: The Shaping of a WriterRebecca Notebook: And Other MemoriesEnchanted CornwallLetters from Menabilly: Portrait of a Friendship
 
Anthologies containing stories by Daphne Du Maurier
Tales of the SupernaturalStories of SuspenseThe OthersThe 5th Fontana Book of Great Horror Stories
A Little Night ReadingThe Ghost's CompanionThe 12th Fontana Book of Great Ghost StoriesSixty-Five Great Tales of the Supernatural
Black WaterShadows of FearThe Penguin Book of Modern Fantasy by WomenThe Mammoth Book of Twentieth-Century Ghost Stories
 
Short stories
The Escort (1940)
The Apple Tree (1952)
The Birds (1952)
Kiss Me Again, Stranger (1952)
Monte Verita (1952)
The Old Man (1952)
Split Second (1952)
The Blue Lenses (1959)
The Chamois (1959)
The Pool (1959)
The Breakthrough (1966)
Don't Look Now (1966)
A Border-Line Case (1971)
Not After Midnight (1971)
The Way of the Cross (1971)
The Little Photographer


Books about Daphne Du Maurier
Private World of Daphne Du MaurierDaphne: Portrait of Daphne Du MaurierDaphne Du Maurier: The Secret Life of the Renowned StorytellerThe Cornish World of Daphne Du Maurier
Daphne du Maurier : A Daughter's MemoirDaphne Du Maurier: Haunted Heiress
 
Daphne Du Maurier recommends
The Bear's Whelp
The Bear's Whelp (1978)
(Autobiography of Robert Dudley, book 1)
Derek Wilson
"A delightful historical novel."



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