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  • No one seemed to have much knowledge of how Du Maurier is doing with young readers these days.

    Going down a dark hall Roger Sutton 2008

  • But a post about Daphne du Maurier is even better.

    Going down a dark hall Roger Sutton 2008

  • This article on Daphne du Maurier is 10 days old but worth reading.

    Daphne du Maurier « Reading Copy 2007

  • Wordsworth's grandson, who looks as if designed to an order by Du Maurier, is waltzing, lazily graceful, with one of the smartly gowned blond girls ....

    In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World 1891

  • She later played Gertrude Lawrence, a stage actress who carried on a romantic relationship with writer Daphne du Maurier, in a 2007 BBC movie "Daphne."

    The Other Woman in 'Albert Nobbs' Rachel Dodes 2011

  • My father-in-law has one of those libraries that is sorted by the color of the faux-leather binding, and I always read a couple of chapters from the Du Maurier books when we're there over Christmas.

    Happy New Year Roger Sutton 2009

  • Rebecca author Daphne du Maurier's grandfather George du Maurier penned the Trilby novel that's best known for its controlling Svengali character who became a dictionary word.

    Dave Astor: Famous Authors Related by Blood or Marriage Dave Astor 2011

  • Daphne du Maurier was not always considered a serious writer, but in "Rebecca" she would produce a fascinating portrait in jealousy that showed her skill at unpacking the human psyche.

    Psychos, Obsessives And Other Loons Mary Horlock 2011

  • Rebecca author Daphne du Maurier's grandfather George du Maurier penned the Trilby novel that's best known for its controlling Svengali character who became a dictionary word.

    Dave Astor: Famous Authors Related by Blood or Marriage Dave Astor 2011

  • Rebecca author Daphne du Maurier's grandfather George du Maurier penned the Trilby novel that's best known for its controlling Svengali character who became a dictionary word.

    Dave Astor: Famous Authors Related by Blood or Marriage Dave Astor 2011

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