Castle Dor

Zusatztext All the familiar ingredients of passion! jealousy and tragic love ... novel in the spellbinding du Maurier tradition Informationen zum Autor Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London! the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier! the author and artist. In 1931 her first novel! The Loving Spirit ! was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed! but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932! du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning! with whom she had three children. Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films! including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now . In 1969 du Maurier was awarded a DBE. She lived most of her life in Cornwall! the setting for many of her books. Klappentext A masterful recreation of the legend of Tristan and Iseult, set in 19th century Cornwall.A masterful recreation of the legend of Tristan and Iseult, set in 19th century Cornwall. Zusammenfassung A masterful recreation of the legend of Tristan and Iseult, set in 19th century Cornwall.

Product details

• Authors: Daphne Du Maurier, Daphne du Maurier, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
• Assisted by: Nina Bawden (Introduction)
• Publisher: Virago Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.06.2004
• EAN: 9781844080670
• ISBN: 978-1-84408-067-0
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 200 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Virago Modern Classics; VMC; VMC; Virago Modern Classics
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature