Daphne du Maurier (Magill’s Choice: 100 Masters of Mystery and Detective Fiction)
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Daphne du Maurier’s three mystery novels, Jamaica Inn (1936), Rebecca (1938), and My Cousin Rachel (1951), are landmarks in the development of the modern gothic romance. Working out of the tradition of the nineteenth century British gothic novel, she breathed new life into the form through her evocations of the brooding, rugged landscapes of Cornwall and its ancient buildings and mansions. She created a world filled with a rich history of superstitions, danger, and mystery. Manderley, the great house in Rebecca, haunted by the ghostly...
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