Rebecca was the first work du Maurier published after nabbing a three-book deal with a fat £1,000 ... Born in 1907, Daphne du Maurier had a privileged upbringing: governesses, tutors, finishing ...

9. Daphne du Maurier has been accused of plagiarizing parts of Rebecca from Brazilian author Carolina Nabuco's book The Successor. 10. During World War II, a copy of Rebecca was discovered among ...

macabre plot of Rebecca, says Matthew Dennison In 1937, Daphne du Maurier signed a three-book deal with Victor Gollancz. She was 30 years old, the author of four previous novels, including ...

We may believe her, but its author, Daphne du Maurier, might have bridled ... chilling unromantic early book—it is because of “Rebecca.” It may be derivative, a reworking of “Jane Eyre ...

She’s a lifelong fan of Daphne du ... that would inspire Rebecca, her darkest, most famous book. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Though du Maurier doubted that novel ...

This film is the latest adaptation of the 1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier ... event in the book, in the film we see her jump into the water, in order to be reunited with Rebecca beyond the ...

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Books by Daphne du Maurier (Shutterstock) They were right. Rebecca sold 2.8 million copies between its publication in 1938 and 1965, and went on to be adapted numerous times for stage and screen.