Rebecca 1940 film based on the novel by daphne du maurier. Boekverslag engels rebecca door daphne du maurier 3e klas vwo. What effect does it have on the novel that the heroine has no first name. Ironically, du maurier was able to use the proceeds from book sales to rent menabilly in 1943. Daphne du maurier was born in london, the daughter of the famous actormanager sir gerald du maurier. Daphne du maurier s 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. This free synopsis covers all the crucial plot points of rebecca. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint. Daphne du maurier and the bronte influence anne bronte. Daphne du mauriers most famous novel often finds itself bracketed as romance, which is rather like shelving anna karenina in the chicklit section. Its riveting, haunting and chilling at the same time.
Rebecca is a 1938 gothic novel by english author dame daphne du maurier. Buy rebecca upper intermediate level by daphne du maurier isbn. I was terrified literally frightened while reading this in the middle of the day. What du maurier understood is that the heart of the romantic. Daphne du maurier, famous author of rebecca, jamaica inn.
Rebecca pdf is a gothic tale by english creator dame daphne du maurier. Daphne du maurier always said her novel rebecca was a study in jealousy seventyfive years after daphne du maurier published rebecca, her son tells christian house how the authors own. What a pity im not a vagrant on the face of the earth, du maurier wrote in her diary at 21. A dreamer, i walked enchanted, and nothing held me back. Rebecca by daphne du maurier pdf free download ebook. Listen the summary of the novel rebecca by daphne du maurier. After listening to the book i watched the movie and although they are not completely the same i felt justice was done. Daphne du mauriers publisher, victor gollancz, announcing rebecca in 1938, called it an exquisite lovestory, which says more for his salesmanship than it does for his truthfulness. Mrs danvers has got to be one of the most creepiest housekeepers ive ever read about in any book. Daphne du maurier has crafted a wonderfully spooky story with remarkably little action, but a great deal of atmosphere and a steadily mounting feeling of impending doom. See all books authored by daphne du maurier, including rebecca, and my cousin rachel, and more on. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, read by alex kingston youtube. Shes young, orphaned, and employed as companion to a meanspirited fading beauty.
Actually, the opposite of rebecca if a person can have an opposite youll see why in a minute. Du maurier was also inspired by her own experiences in terms the primary conflict of. Also consider these litlovers talking points to help get a discussion started for rebecca. She knew the title but not what would constitute the crash. As rebecca celebrates its eightieth anniversary and du maurier enjoys a critical renaissance, varnam explores the books which highlight this novelists sheer range and brilliancefrom biography and fiction to history and horror. An influential british author, daphne du maurier was an institution within her own right, who came to be respected as a masterful storyteller with a keen eye for both structure and form, something which many have tried to replicate over the intervening years since her death to varying degrees of success. Gothic masterpiece about a young bride haunted by the specter of her husbands first wife. 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.
Widely considered a classic, it is a psychological thriller about a young woman who becomes obsessed with her husbands first wife. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, anouk neuhoff nook book. Many of her works were adapted into films, including the novels rebecca and jamaica inn and the short stories the birds and dont look now. Net login register for bookmarks and favorites menu login. Daphne du maurier always said her novel rebecca was a. This woman, our narrator, is dreaming of returning to a place called manderley, but she and the man shes with can never go back.
With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept. Rebecca, gothic suspense novel by daphne du maurier, published in 1938. This book is daphne du mauriers finest and a classic in the true sense of the word. The 1940 film version of rebecca, based on daphne du maurier s 1938 novel of the same name, was a psychological thriller with nod to the gothic tradition. What du maurier understood is that the heart of the romantic gothic is the struggle between two women, one. Rebecca van daphne du maurier boek en recensies hebban. Inchingly, daphne du mauriers difficult novel came together. Our modest, unglamorous heroine works as a companion to a wellhealed woman on holiday in monte carlo.
The rebecca notebook and other memories by du maurier, daphne, dame and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I was not familiar with the story before and i had heard many good things about it and was curious. This is my second book from daphne du maurier and just like my cousin rachel, the author maintains the dark, sinister setting where you know almost everything but as you progress with the book you begin to doubt your knowledge. Daphne du maurier 19071989 has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Daphne du maurier is one of the most overlooked writers of the twentieth century, says oxford universitys laura varnam. Hoe kom je erbij dat het filmscript voor rebecca ook van du maurier was. The blackandwhite film, which captured the moody, mysterious feel of the book, was the first american film by director alfred hitchcock. Rebecca daphne du maurier paperback harpercollins publishers. Rebecca was adapted by alfred hitchcock into a popular film 1940. Rebecca is an intensely erotic novel, but its eroticism is of a queasy kind.
The photograph of daphne is a picture which is familiar to us, taken in 1926 when she was 19 years old. Although his proposal comes as a surprise, she happily agrees to marry him. Rebecca its no wonder that the woman who becomes the second mrs. Daphne was born in 1907, granddaughter of the brilliant artist and writer george du maurier, daughter of gerald, the most famous actor manager of his day, she came from a creative and successful family. During the british authors lifetime, critics frequently dismissed her work because it was popular with the public, readable, and riveting. This book is daphne du maurier s finest and a classic in the true sense of the word. 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. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, 9781844080380, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, published in 1938, is surely the most iconic of the british authors novels. Daphne du maurier herself said it was about my feelings of jealousy re my husband and jan ricardo, ricardo being an exgirlfriend of brownings. Daphne du maurier books list of books by author daphne. Cant think of a better escape right now than the 1938 novel rebecca by daphne du maurier, a glorious cocktail of jealousy, obsession, opulence and mystery. 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.
Rebecca endures as du mauriers masterpiece and mrs danvers, the superbly sinister housekeeper, stands as a fictional icon. 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. Daphne du maurier has 258 books on goodreads with 1100502 ratings. 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. The book includes many celebrated names including edith and osbert sitwell, lady diana cooper, rex whistler, gertrude lawrence, lady edwina mountbatten, tallulah bankhead, evelyn waugh, nancy cunard and most especially daphne du maurier. 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. In 1937, daphne du maurier signed a threebook deal with victor gollancz and accepted an advance of. Daphne du maurier, author of the famous novels, jamaica inn, frenchmans creek and rebecca, was inspired by her love of cornwall where she lived and wrote. If youre looking for a nonbronte book to read, for a change, then you could do far worse than read the novels of daphne du maurier. Daphne du maurier 19071989 was an english author and playwright. Du maurier admitted that her heroine has no name because she could never think of an appropriate onewhich in itself is a telling comment.
N is jealous from the moment she sees rebecca s handwriting. Du maurier herself was closer to the mark when she described the novel as a sinister tale about a woman who marries a widower. Rebecca is pretty dark and heady stuff a love story perhaps, but only in the twisted and haunted fashion that dracula and wuthering heights can be described as love stories. The only hardcover edition of the beloved, internationally bestselling gothic mystery.