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A chilling story of ambition, Daphne du Maurier's novel about a twisted man will take readers on a journey through history from the perspective of a cruel individual. Julius Lévy has grown up in a peasant family in a village on the banks of the Seine. A quick-witted urchin caught up in the...

A "consistently entertaining" saga of beauty, war, and family set during the French Revolution, from the author of Rebecca and The Birds (New York Times). The world of the glass-blowers has its own traditions, its own language — and its own rules. "If you marry into glass," Pierre Labbe warns...

After the death of her mother, Mary Yellan crosses the windswept Cornish moors to Jamaica Inn, the home of her Aunt Patience. But she finds Patience a changed woman, cowering before her domineering, vicious husband Joss. Behind its crumbling walls, the inn harbours a dark secret - and Mary is soon dragged into a dangerous world of smuggling and murder. Disturbed by her powerful attraction to Joss's younger brother, and in fear of her life, Mary is forced to cross her own moral line to save herself.

El relato sigue a una joven que se encuentra con un soldado desconocido en un tren. Impulsada por un sentimiento de aventura y romance, ella se siente inmediatamente atraída por él. La historia toma un giro inesperado cuando el soldado la lleva a su casa, una mansión decrépita y llena de secretos. A medida que la trama se desarrolla, la joven se encuentra envuelta en un misterio que gira en torno a la identidad del soldado y los eventos oscuros que lo rodean.

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.

A comprehensive collection of dramatisations of Daphne du Maurier’s works 'Containing performances from well-known actors from past and present, Daphne du Maurier: The BBC Radio Collection is a rich feast for all fans of the writer's work.' - Entertainment Focus Daphne du Maurier was one of...

John and Laura have come to Venice to try and escape the pain of their young daughter's death. But when they encounter two old women who claim to have second sight, they find that instead of laying their ghosts to rest, they become caught up in a train of increasingly strange and violent events.

The multi million copy bestseller that has enthralled generations of readers. A haunting tale of obsessive love. A mesmerizing psychological thriller. In Monte Carlo, our unnamed heroine is swept off her feet by the dashing widower Maxim de Winter and his sudden proposal of marriage. Orphaned...

Daphne du Maurier (May 13, 1907-April 19, 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Many of du Maurier's novels have been successfully adapted into films, including the novels "Rebecca," "Frenchman's Creek," "My Cousin Rachel" and "Jamaica Inn," and the short stories "The Birds" and "Don't Look Now". Du Maurier spent much of her life in Cornwall, England, where most of her works are set. As her fame increased, she became more reclusive. The following audio is from a tv interview in 1971 and 1977.

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA 'His first instinct was to stretch out his hands to the sky. The white clouds seemed so near to him, surely they were easy to hold and to caress, strange-moving things belonging to the wide blue space of heaven . . . ' Julius Levy grows up in a peasant...

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA Pursued by the twin demons of drink and madness, Branwell Bronte created a private world that was indeed infernal. As a bold and gifted child, his promise seemed boundless to the three adoring sisters over whom his rule was complete. But as an adult, the...

Nadie que conozca la película basada en esta novela podrá olvidar la voz en off que recita la frase inicial de la obra más lograda de Daphne du Maurier: Rebeca. Así comienzan los recuerdos de la segunda señora De Winter, que la transportan de nuevo a la aislada y gris mansión situada en la húmeda y ventosa costa de Cornualles. Con un marido al que apenas conoce, la joven esposa llega a este inmenso predio para ser inexorablemente ahogada por la fantasmal presencia de la primera señora De Winter, la hermosa Rebeca, muerta pero nunca olvidada.

Während andere Frauen Liebhaber haben, langweilt sich die schöne Marquise allein mit den Kindern am Meer. Es ist diese Langeweile, die sie schließlich in die Arme eines fremden Mannes treibt. Doch erst als der sie mit anstößigen Fotos erpresst, erkennt die Marquise, auf wen sie sich eingelassen hat. Wie viele Geschichten der englischen Schriftstellerin Daphne Du Maurier, vor allem bekannt durch ihren Roman "Rebecca", spielt auch diese Erzählung in der feinen Gesellschaft. Imogen Kogge leiht dieser abenteuerlichen wie romantischen Geschichte ihre Stimme.

My Cousin Rachel: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! * Daphne du Maurier's classic novel of lust, suspicion, and obsession that inspired major motion picture starring Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin. Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley...

Este libro contiene cinco grandes relatos: “Los pájaros”, “Bésame otra vez, forastero”, “El manzano”, “El joven fotógrafo” y “El viejo”. En todos ellos se nos presentan historias con obstáculos misteriosos y fatalistas, mujeres frustradas, tramas perversas y elementos cercanos a lo paranormal, en las que la realidad se construye con elementos fantasmagóricos. 

"Anoche soñé que volvía a Manderley...". Nadie que conozca la película basada en esta novela podrá olvidar la voz en off que recita la frase inicial de la obra más lograda de Daphne du Maurier: "Rebeca". Así comienzan los recuerdos de la segunda señora de De Winter, que la transportan de nuevo a la aislada y gris mansión situada en la húmeda y ventosa costa de Cornish. Con un marido al que apenas conoce, la joven esposa llega a este inmenso predio para ser inexorablemente ahogada por la fantasmal presencia de la primera señora Winter.

She set men's hearts on fire and scandalized a country. An ambitious, stunning, and seductive young woman, Mary Anne finds the single most rewarding way to rise above her station: she will become the mistress to a royal duke. In doing so, she provokes a scandal that rocks Regency England. A vivd...

A married couple on holiday in Venice are caught up in a sinister series of events. A lonely schoolmaster is impelled to investigate a mysterious American couple. A young woman loses her cool when she confronts her father's old friend on a lonely island. A party of British pilgrims meet strange...

Including the brilliantly frightening short story that inspired Alfred Hitchcock's masterpiece, this collection from the author of Rebecca is a classic work of alienation and horror. The chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's dominance over the natural...

A classic radio version of 'The Birds' which actually predates the Hitchcock film by 10 years! It is a classic horror adventure which is more faithful to the original Daphne Du Maurier novel. One of the classic radio Theatre productions you will want to listen to over and over again!