The Birds And Other Stories

'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew . . . ' A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verità' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd . . .

Product details

• Authors: Daphne Du Maurier, Daphne du Maurier
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9780349006666
• ISBN: 978-0-349-00666-6
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 203 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Virago Modern Classics; VMC; VMC Designer Collection; VMC; Virago Modern Classics; VMC Designer Collection
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Short Stories (single author), FICTION / Thrillers / Supernatural, FICTION / Psychological, Short Stories, FICTION / Thrillers / Psychological, FICTION / Fantasy / Paranormal, FICTION / Occult & Supernatural, FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense, Horror & ghost stories, Psychological thriller, Classic horror & ghost stories, Horror and supernatural fiction, Classic horror and ghost stories