La Sainte-Vierge, from The Rendezvous, and Other Stories
Title | La Sainte-Vierge, from The Rendezvous, and Other Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Daphne Du Maurier |
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Release | 1980 |
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The Rendezvous And Other Stories
Title | The Rendezvous And Other Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Daphne Du Maurier |
Publisher | Virago |
Pages | 231 |
Release | 2012-06-07 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1405518111 |
FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA 'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A magician, a virtuoso' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'There is an intense and exhilarating fusion of feeling, landscape, climate, character and story' GUARDIAN 'Mary Farren went into the gun room one morning about half-past eleven, took her husband's revolver and loaded it, then shot herself. The butler heard the sound of the gun from the pantry ... ' The fourteen haunting stories in this collection span the whole of Daphne du Maurier's writing career and explore every human emotion: an apparently happily married woman commits suicide; a steamer in wartime is rescued by a mysterious sailing-ship; a dull husband breaks loose in a surprising fashion; a con woman plays her game once too often; and a famous novelist looks for romance, only to meet with bitter disappointment. Each meticulously observed tale shows du Maurier's mastery of the genre.
The Pathology of Desire in Daphne du Maurier’s Short Stories
Title | The Pathology of Desire in Daphne du Maurier’s Short Stories PDF eBook |
Author | Setara Pracha |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2023-01-09 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1666907189 |
Following a resurgence of interest in Daphne du Maurier’s writing, The Pathology of Desire in Daphne du Maurier’s Short Stories offers an overview of all her collections and a detailed reading of nine stories. These contain recurrent references to the incomplete or impaired human form and are best read through a corporeal lens. The criticism illustrates her importance as a cultural commentator fascinated by the results of frustrated human desire, and includes a synopsis of the published collections, and the stories within them, to give the reader a sense of the variety of the overarching themes and the persistent force of corporeality in the stories. Du Maurier is well-known as a novelist, but her short fiction is pivotal to understanding her position and influence as a writer. She rewrites fairytales and foregrounds female violence long before it became a cultural trend.
Short Story Index
Title | Short Story Index PDF eBook |
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Pages | 958 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Short stories |
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The New Beacon
Title | The New Beacon PDF eBook |
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Pages | 510 |
Release | 1988 |
Genre | Blind |
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The Cult of the Black Virgin
Title | The Cult of the Black Virgin PDF eBook |
Author | Ean Begg |
Publisher | Chiron Publications |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2017-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1630514411 |
National Union Catalog
Title | National Union Catalog PDF eBook |
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Pages | 1030 |
Release | 1982 |
Genre | Union catalogs |
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Includes entries for maps and atlases.