It seems like Daphne du Maurier’s books are better known than her name. Do you feel that way? She’s one of those authors who, when you read her now, makes you go, How wasn't this person taken more ...

To be famous for just one novel—even a novel as good as Rebecca—is a mixed blessing for any author. Daphne du Maurier wrote 17 novels, a few plays, and numerous short stories, but she’s known chiefly ...

Daphne Du Maurier's “Rebecca” is now 87 years old, it is an immediate best-seller, never once taken out of print, and one of the best examples of Gothic literature of all time. It has also inspired ...

In his introduction to “After Midnight: Thirteen Tales for the Dark Hours,” Stephen King calls Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) “diabolical” and italicizes the word for good measure. What he is referring ...

"Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again." That's the immortal opening sentence of Rebecca, Daphne du Maurier's 1938 masterpiece. How often have I been lured in to both the novel and the 1940 ...

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