The Doll, Daphne Du Maurier
The Doll, Daphne Du Maurier
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The Doll
The Lost Short Stories

Author: Daphne Du Maurier

Narrator: Wanda McCaddon

Unabridged: 5 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/22/2011


Synopsis

“Du Maurier is in a class by herself.”
—New York TimesPerhaps best known for her immortal gothic masterwork Rebecca—the basis for the Academy Award-winning motion picture directed by Alfred Hitchcock—Daphne de Maurier began her illustrious writing career penning short stories. In The Doll, thirteen of du Maurier’s early shorter fictional works have been collected—each story written before the author’s twenty-third birthday and some in print for the first time since the 1930s. Compelling tales of human foibles and tragic romance, the stories in The Doll represent the emergence of a remarkable literary talent who later went on to create Jamaica Inn, The Birds, and other classic works. This breathtaking collection of short fiction belongs on the bookshelf of every Daphne du Maurier fan.

Author Bio

Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989) has been called one of the great shapers of popular culture and the modern imagination. Among her more famous works are The Scapegoat, Jamaica Inn, Rebecca, and the short story "The Birds," all of which were subsequently made into films—the latter three directed by Alfred Hitchcock.

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