Daphne du Maurier

The Mercury's live dramatizations of such works as Bram Stoker's "Dracula," John Buchan's "The Thirty-Nine Steps" and Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca"—with their superb mix of composer-conductor Bernard Herrmann's scoring, Welles's and others' expressive voices, and evocative sound effects—were like marvelous films unfurling inside a listener's mind.

Rosebud and the Radio Tom Nolan 2011

Ms. Lawrenson, who lives in England, says the story was inspired in part by Daphne du Maurier's "Rebecca," and by her own farmhouse in Provence.

The Short List 2011

I've started with The Flight of the Falcon by Daphne du Maurier.

Book Chick City Book Chick City 2009

I agree with you that the historical research aspect is a great strength - I imagine that Dick's attempts to reconstruct the past landscape are very similar to Daphne du Maurier herself when she was recreating places like Navron and Menabilly for her novels.

The House on the Strand, by Daphne du Maurier. Book review Carla 2008

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A trip to York asakiyume 2007

Three fictional characters who scare me: 1. Mrs Danvers, from Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, who stalks the corridors of Manderley like a malevolent black spider.

Archive 2007-05-01 Carla 2007

Three fictional characters who scare me: 1. Mrs Danvers, from Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier, who stalks the corridors of Manderley like a malevolent black spider.

Fictional characters you would like to meet Carla 2007

Here are five suggestions from me, in no particular order: 1. Jamaica Inn, by Daphne du Maurier.

Archive 2006-07-01 Carla 2006

Here are five suggestions from me, in no particular order: 1. Jamaica Inn, by Daphne du Maurier.

Five favourite historical novels Carla 2006

It has to be said, however, that Daphne du Maurier evidently wrote the original novel with enough bravura to turn the thing into a big popular success.

Daphne du Maurier: Rebecca Michael Allen 2005