Rebecca
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Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
About the author Where and when was Daphne du Maurier born?
13 May 1907 in London, England.
How did she spend her youth?
She met many of the brightest starsof the theatre, thanks to the celebrity of her father.
Where did she spend most of her life?
In the town of Fowey, a harbor town on the rocky southwestern coast of Cornwall, England.
When didshe die?
19 April 1989 (aged 81) in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
What was her father’s name and job?
Sir Gerald du Maurier a prominent actor-manager.
What was her mother’s name and job?Muriel Beaumont an actress.
Who was her husband?
Sir Frederick "Boy" Browning.
What were her children’s names?
Tessa, Flavia and Christian.
Explain the duality of her personality.
Shewas bisexual.
What is the explanation she gives for it?
She had naturally wished to have been born a boy.
Which noble title was she given in 1969?
The House on the Strand.
About herwork When did she begin writing stories?
Du Maurier herself began writing during her adolescence as a way to escape reality and in the process discovered more about herself and what she wanted inlife. At the age of 8, she completed her first work, a collection of 15 short stories entitled The Seekers.
What was her first novel?
The Loving Spirit, which was published in 1931.
Whichcountry inspired her novels?
Alexandria, Egypt.
What genre were her novels?
Literary fiction.
Which writers influenced her?
The Brontë sisters, Wilkie Collins, Milton Hall.
Which factabout herself did Du Maurier believe to be the demon which fueled her creative life as a writer?
What is considered to be Daphne du Maurier’s masterpiece?
Rebecca.
Write down the names ofeight of her works which were adapted for the screen.
Jamaica Inn, Frenchman's Creek, Hungry Hill, My Cousin Rachel, The Birds, Don't Look Now, Rebecca and Mary Anne.
Write down the names of...
About the author Where and when was Daphne du Maurier born?
13 May 1907 in London, England.
How did she spend her youth?
She met many of the brightest starsof the theatre, thanks to the celebrity of her father.
Where did she spend most of her life?
In the town of Fowey, a harbor town on the rocky southwestern coast of Cornwall, England.
When didshe die?
19 April 1989 (aged 81) in Cornwall, United Kingdom.
What was her father’s name and job?
Sir Gerald du Maurier a prominent actor-manager.
What was her mother’s name and job?Muriel Beaumont an actress.
Who was her husband?
Sir Frederick "Boy" Browning.
What were her children’s names?
Tessa, Flavia and Christian.
Explain the duality of her personality.
Shewas bisexual.
What is the explanation she gives for it?
She had naturally wished to have been born a boy.
Which noble title was she given in 1969?
The House on the Strand.
About herwork When did she begin writing stories?
Du Maurier herself began writing during her adolescence as a way to escape reality and in the process discovered more about herself and what she wanted inlife. At the age of 8, she completed her first work, a collection of 15 short stories entitled The Seekers.
What was her first novel?
The Loving Spirit, which was published in 1931.
Whichcountry inspired her novels?
Alexandria, Egypt.
What genre were her novels?
Literary fiction.
Which writers influenced her?
The Brontë sisters, Wilkie Collins, Milton Hall.
Which factabout herself did Du Maurier believe to be the demon which fueled her creative life as a writer?
What is considered to be Daphne du Maurier’s masterpiece?
Rebecca.
Write down the names ofeight of her works which were adapted for the screen.
Jamaica Inn, Frenchman's Creek, Hungry Hill, My Cousin Rachel, The Birds, Don't Look Now, Rebecca and Mary Anne.
Write down the names of...
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