Du Maurier, Daphne (Vol. 6) - Du Maurier, Daphne 1907–

Du Maurier, Daphne 1907–

Daphne du Maurier is an English Gothic novelist, short story writer, playwright, and biographer. Still best known for Rebecca, the "Charlotte Brontë story minus Charlotte Brontë" and one of the most widely read and admired of all Gothic romances, Ms du Maurier is regarded as a natural storyteller making effective use of melodrama. Much of her fiction uses for setting the Cornish coast where she has lived for many years. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 5-8, rev. ed.)

The magic of Daphne Du Maurier elicits favorable comment at any time and at any place in the English-speaking world. The publication of her books … causes brisk sales in bookstores across the nation. She writes "best sellers"; she is a popular novelist….

The Glass-Blowers is structured to show the effect of a significant historical event on the life and personality of a generation that endured the hardships, glories, bad...

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