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		*Ghosts from the Library: Lost Tales of Terror and the Supernatural* 22nd September 2022: In April, we told you about a forthcoming book called Ghosts from the Library: Lost Tales of Terror and the Supernatural. A brand-new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age, compiled and edited by Tony Medawar. After much anticipation, the wait is over, and the book will be published next week on 29th September 2022. ... More >>
		Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 8th September 2022: Queen Elizabeth, our longest serving and most dearly beloved Monarch, died peacefully at Balmoral Castle this afternoon, 8th September 2022. Everyone will have their own thoughts on her importance to our country, the Commonwealth, and the wider world throughout her long reign. Her sense of duty... More >>
		A Beautiful Photograph of Ferryside at Night 7th September 2022: This week, the Daphne du Maurier website received a beautiful photograph of Ferryside, taken at night, which we are delighted to share with you now. This stunning image was taken by fifteen-year-old Alice Poole a few days ago when she was visiting Fowey... More >>
		*A Review of The Infernal World of Branwell Brontë* by Chris Main** 28th August 2022: Chris Main has written several excellent articles for the Daphne du Maurier website. Today he brings us a review of Daphne du Maurier's biography The Infernal World of Branwell Brontë (1960). Although Daphne had written biographies of her father and her ancestors in Gerald: A Portrait (1934) and The du Mauriers (1937), this was her first attempt at writing about someone outside her family... More >>
		Daphne du Maurier Society of North America – Fall Event Reminder 23rd August 2022: The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America will hold their fall event on Saturday 10th September 2022, 11.30am – 1.30pm. This time it will be a luncheon and discussion of Daphne du Maurier’s short story A Border-Line Case... More >>
		Fowey Festival Wall Calendar 2023 22rd August 2022: The fabulous Fowey Festival 2023 Wall Calendar is now available to purchase. With twelve beautiful photographs depicting novels from around the world, it is the ideal gift for any literary enthusiast, traveller, photographer or those who simply enjoy great pictures. We have a limited number of calendars. Do order early, so you are not disappointed ... More >>
		Edwardian Children to Modern Women: The Friendship of Foy Quiller-Couch, Daphne du Maurier, Clara Vyvyan and Oenone Rashleigh by Jane Prince 16th August 2022: The Arthur Quiller-Couch website has asked us to share with you a new paper, Edwardian Children to Modern Women: The Friendship of Foy Quiller-Couch, Daphne du Maurier, Clara Vyvyan and Oenone Rashleigh by Jane Prince. This is an excellent piece of writing, full of interesting facts which give us a new insight into the lives and friendships of these four remarkable women. ... More >>
		The Creek by L.J. Ross – A great new Summer read 14th August 2022: With great pleasure, we bring news of a brand-new novel set in Frenchman’s Creek. The Creek by L.J. Ross is the second book in her Summer Suspense Mystery series. The first book, The Cove, is also set in Cornwall and is well worth reading. The Creek is a contemporary novel filled with twists and turns.... More >>
		Jamaica Inn has been sold – August 2022 9th August 2022: Jamaica Inn, which Allen Jackson has owned since February 2014, has been sold to RedCat Pub Company, a subsidiary of The Coaching Inn Group, for £8m. Jamaica Inn was built as a coaching Inn in about 1750 and is located on Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, just off the A30, close to the hamlet of Bolventor, and with Brown Willy, the highest point in Cornwall, about four miles north of the Inn. Daphne du Maurier brought fame to Jamaica Inn ... More >>
		Having trouble finding A Border-Line Case 8th August 2022: A Border-Line Case is the Daphne du Maurier short story for discussion at the Daphne du Maurier Society of North America’s next meeting on Saturday, 10th September. Unfortunately, several members have had difficulty obtaining a copy of the collection which contains this short story... More >>
		Postcard from Haworth by Chris Main 2nd August 2022: Recently, Chris Main, a regular contributor to our website, visited Haworth in West Yorkshire, famously home to the Brontës. He has written a fascinating article for us in which he describes that visit, his thoughts on the Brontë family and, in particular, the least prominent only son in the family, Branwell, about whom Daphne du Maurier wrote a biography on 1960.... More >>
		The Doll by Daphne du Maurier – some background information and a Podcast 29th July 2022: The Doll is one of Daphne du Maurier’s most startling and brilliant short stories. Cleverly written, apparently, by the distressed and tortured man whose life has been destroyed by the story he tells. This article gives some background to the story... More >>
		The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America – Fall Short Story Study 29th July 2022: The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America's Fall Short Story Study for 2022 takes place on Saturday 10th September, from 11.30am – 1-30pm at Melrose Hotel, 3015 Oak Lawn Avenue, Dallas, TX 75219. The story to be discussed is A Border-Line Case, originally published in Not After Midnight and Other Stories by Victor Gollancz Ltd in the UK and Don't Look Now, published by Doubleday and Company Inc, in the US, in 1971. ... More >>
		Windswept: Why Women Walk by Annabel Abbs – A review and a look at Clara Vyvyan 17th July 2022: This fascinating memoir tells the stories of some extraordinary women who chose to find their sense of self, their identity, and their freedom by walking. But I mean really walking, in rugged and forbidding landscapes, and often in hostile circumstances... More >>
		Daphne du Maurier’s French Ancestry and her novel The Glass Blowers 4th July 2022: Yesterday (Sunday 3rd July 2022), the BBC Radio 4 programme, Broadcasting House, included a fascinating five-minute piece about Daphne du Maurier's French ancestry, and on the same day, the BBC News website published an article on the subject. These two pieces provide interesting information about a lesser-known part of the du Maurier family.... More >>
		A look at two letters written by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch 2nd July 2022: The section for Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch on the Daphne du Maurier is included because of the close link between Sir Arthur's family, particularly his daughter Foy, and Daphne du Maurier. In Fowey, Q, as he is often known, is the town's, greatest literary man. In his lifetime, he was hugely influential in the town... More >>
		Rebecca returns to Vienna in September 2022 23rd June 2022: Rebecca, the Musical thriller based on Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel of the same name, makes its return to the Raimund Theatre in Vienna in September of this year. German-language musical authors, Michael Kunze & Sylvester Levay, created this magnificent masterpiece, which premiered at the Raimund Theatre, Vienna, in September 2006 and has since been seen by over 2 million people worldwide... More >>
		Women's Prize for Fiction - Colour Edition t-shirts 16th June 2022: Last year we told you about the Women's Prize Trust's collaboration with Girls on Top to produce some beautiful t-shirts with the names of exceptional women writers on them. Now, as part of their mission to champion women writers on a global stage, the Women's Prize for Fiction is introducing four new colourful special editions of their best-selling tees, with your favourite author's names in bright colours... More >>
		*Falmouth University: Hitchcock’s Rebecca at 80* Two-day Conference** 13th June 2022: Falmouth University is hosting a two-day conference on Alfred Hitchcock’s film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel, Rebecca, on Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd June 2022. The film Rebecca, released in 1940 and often described as a romantic psychological thriller, was the first film that Alfred Hitchcock directed in the US and... More >>
		*A review of BFI Film Classics: Rebecca* by Patricia White** 12th June 2022: Patricia White’s book, BFI Film Classics: Rebecca, written to take its place in the British Film Industry Film Classics series of books, is a fantastic addition to the collection. Published in May 2021, it has only just come to my attention. I have read it in one sitting and am now buzzing with all the information it has given me. The book examines the production, text and reception of the first film adaptation of Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel, Rebecca, in 1940 and is a fascinating and very informative read... More >>
		Reading and Re-Reading Daphne du Maurier: how books change us by Serena Trowbridge 10th June 2022: At the Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature last month Serena Trowbridge gave a talk called Reading and Re-Reading Daphne du Maurier: how books change us. Happily, Serena has sent us the text of her talk so that we can share it with you all on the Daphne du Maurier website. For anyone lucky enough to be at the event in May, it is ... More >>
		Rebecca Revisited – Two One-Act Plays from Troy Players, Fowey 1st - 2nd July 2022 9th June 2022: Troy Players are back. Following their huge success at the Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature in May, you now have another chance to see their latest production – Rebecca Revisited. Troy Players are Fowey’s very own amateur dramatic group, full of talent, with members of the team writing the two plays that they will be performing on 1st and 2nd July ... More >>
		In Dangerous Hours by Kitty Donnelly - A beautiful new book of poetry to recommend to you 5th June 2022: Kitty Donnelly’s new book of poetry, In Dangerous Hours, is published on Monday, 6th June 2022. Kitty sent a copy of her latest collection to the Daphne du Maurier website so that we could see for ourselves what a beautiful collection it is and that it is particularly special because it includes poems inspired by Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel Rebecca.... More >>
		Celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II 2nd June 2022: To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of our dear Queen, we have put together an article about her visit to Fowey with Prince Philip in 1962, during which she went to tea with Daphne du Maurier and Lieutenant-General, Sir Frederick Browning at Menabilly. ... More >>
		A Magazine Article About Daphne du Maurier and her French Ancestors 30th May 2022: The June edition of the magazine La Vie Mancelle & Sarthoise includes a four-page article, with a number of photographs, about Daphne du Maurier and her French ancestors. The article, written by Bernard Hinault, is called Du Château des Rêves au lieu-dit des réalités, which translates into English as From the Castle of Dreams to the Place of Realities... More >>
		Daphne du Maurier Society of North America – event reminder 22nd May 2022: The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America would like to remind you that their next event is all about Daphne du Maurier’s masterpiece, My Cousin Rachel. The evening takes place on Wednesday 15th June at 6.30pm at Inwood Theater, 5458 Lovers Lane, Dallas, TX 75209, and begins with a viewing of the 2017 adaptation of My Cousin Rachel, starring Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin... More >>
		A Look Back at Fowey Festival 2022 After missing two years because of the pandemic, Fowey Festival returned earlier this month, and what a splendid festival it was. It was such a joy to see regular festival goes returning to Fowey and new faces joining us. Festival Director - Brenda Daly, Chair of the trustees - Lynn Goold and her team of trustees, stewards and volunteers all ensured that the festival was a success, and everyone enjoyed themselves... More >>
		*Daphne du Maurier signed Rebecca* for sale** 20th May 2022: The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America has just let us know that one of its members has a signed copy of Daphne du Maurier’s novel Rebecca for sale. The inscription is on the front endpaper of the book and says Yours very sincerely Daphne du Maurier, in Daphne’s own hand... More >>
		Today we celebrate the 115th anniversary of the birth of Daphne du Maurier 13th May 2022: Today is the 115th anniversary of the birth of our beloved writer Daphne du Maurier. For those lucky enough to be in Fowey for the Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature this week, you will be able to share the joy of being surrounded by the area that Daphne loved above anywhere else... More >>
		Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature - book stamp 5th May 2022: Fowey Festival is back after a two-year break because of the pandemic. To celebrate, we are introducing a new little treat for you all when you buy your festival books. The Daphne du Maurier website, in collaboration with Fowey Festival and Waterstones, has produced a Fowey Festival book stamp. When you buy your festival books, you can have them stamped as a happy memory of when and where you purchased them... More >>
		Fowey Art trail 2022 4nd May 2022: This year, the Fowey Art Trail will again be running alongside the Fowey Festival. Local artists will be opening their studios and workspaces to the public, giving you a fantastic opportunity to meet the artists living and working in Fowey and to see their work... More >> http://www.foweyfestival.com/fowey-art-trail-2022/
		Fowey’s ‘Pretty Bus Stop’ gets dressed up for Fowey Festival 3rd May 2022: Local people and regular visitors to Fowey will know that we possibly have the best bus stop ever on the approach to our town! The bus stop has had many different, sometimes quirky and often stunning themes. This week, in time for the Fowey Festival, local author Gretchen Viehmann has transformed the bus stop into a fabulous illusion of a library, with brightly coloured books and several seagulls looking on to see what it is all about ... More >>
		Announcing the Daphne du Maurier Reading Week 2022 2nd May 2022: Book reviewer and blogger Heavenali will host the Daphne du Maurier Reading Week for the fourth year, beginning on Monday 9th May. Each year she leads this event during the week of Daphne du Maurier's birthday. Heavenali shares her birthday with Daphne du Maurier on 13th May, making the week even more special... More >>
		Write & Shine with the London Library on the 115th anniversary of Daphne du Maurier's birth – 13th May 2022 30th April 2022: Why not celebrate the 115th anniversary of Daphne du Maurier's birth on 13th May 2022, by joining Write & Shine at the British Library Reading Room for a 90-minute virtual writing workshop called 'Landscape & Imagination'. This is the third of four workshops celebrating the spirit of adventure in the women of London Library, especially those who wrote evocatively of travel and place. This session takes author Daphne du Maurier as inspiration for writing... More >>
		*Once Upon a Time I Met...Daphne du Maurier* 30th April 2022: Mike Alexander contacted the Daphne du Maurier website recently and told us that he met Daphne du Maurier when he was a young man, back in 1960. He has generously agreed to share his account of that meeting with us. Mike is a retire marine polit, his is married and had two children and a grandson. He is a writer and an avid historian, spending many hours each week working on his family tree.... More >>
		Daphne du Maurier Society of North America – June 2022 Movie Night 29th April 2022: The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America will be getting together on Wednesday 15th June from 6.30pm to 8.45pm for a screening of the 2017 film of My Cousin Rachel, starring Rachel Weisz and Sam Claflin. Professor Samantha Mabry will lead a Q&A session after the film ... More >>
		Fundraising Quiz for Fowey Festival – 3rd May 2022 28th April 2022: The Safe Harbour in Fowey is holding a fundraising quiz for the Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature on Tuesday 3rd May at 8pm. Entry is £2.00 pr person. Raffle tickets will be on sale, and there are lots of great prizes to win ... More >> http://www.foweyfestival.com
		*Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca* - Fowey Film Club 30th April 2022** 27th April 2022: With the Fowey Festival just around the corner (6th – 14th May, www.foweyfestival.com) and Daphne du Maurier not far from our thoughts, Fowey Film Club will be showing the classic Alfred Hitchcock film, Rebecca, at Squires Field Community Centre, Fowey on Saturday 30th April. Doors open 7.30pm, the film begins 8.00pm. Price £4.00 (£6.00 for non-members)... More >>
		*Ghosts from the Library: Lost Tales of Terror and the Supernatural* 22nd April 2022: A brand new anthology of previously unpublished and uncollected supernatural mysteries by some of the masters of the Golden Age is due to be published on 29th September 2022. The book includes a previously uncollected short story by Daphne du Maurier. Ghosts from the Library: Lost Tales of Terror and the Supernatural includes one of Daphne’s earliest attempts at short story writing, Terror. ... More >>
		Happy Easter 15th April 2022: The Daphne du Maurier website wishes all our followers and everyone who loves the work of Daphne du Maurier a very Happy Easter ... More >>
		Fowey Festival Photographic Competition, Wall Calendar 2023 - Update 28th March 2022: Good news for everyone wishing they had entered the Fowey Festival Photographic Competition for the Fowey Festival Wall Calendar 2023. The theme is Literary Landscapes, and the closing date has been extended to 5pm on Monday 18th April... More >>
		Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature - A look at the programme from a du Maurier enthusiast's point of view 25th March 2022: In the heart of the town of Fowey, from 6th – 14th May 2022, Fowey Festival will be holding its annual Festival of Arts and Literature. After a break of two years because of the Covid pandemic, it is wonderful that the festival is back. In this article, we look at the programme of events from a Daphne du Maurier enthusiast's point of view and see what treats are in store.... More >>
		Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature 2022 – Programme of events 18th March 2022: We are delighted to be able to tell you that the programme for the Fowey Festival of Arts and Literature 2022 is now live on the Fowey Festival website: https://www.foweyfestival.com. The festival takes place ... More >>
		Daphne du Maurier Society of North America – Call for Speakers 2023/24 14th March 2022: The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America is calling for speakers for their 2023 and 2024 events. If you are interested in speaking to the society about any of Daphne du Maurier’s works or her life, please get in touch with Society president Shirley Kinney ... More >>
		*Gothic Literature and the place that Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca* takes in the genre** 8th March 2022: Dr Serena Trowbridge has been working with her final year students at Birmingham City University studying a module on Gothic Literature. Five of the students have generously agreed to have their papers on the subject reproduced in our new article for the website. Each essay is a fine piece of writing, and, as a group, they provide ... More >>
		Fowey Festival Photographic Competition – Wall Calendar 2023 reminder 6th March 2022: A reminder for everyone who wants to participate in the Fowey Festival Photographic Competition. The closing date is Monday 28th March, so you have just three weeks to send in your entries. The winning photographs will appear in the Fowey Festival wall calendar for 2023 ... More >>
		Daphne du Maurier Society of North America - March Meeting 2nd March 2022: The Daphne du Maurier website would like to wish the Daphne du Maurier Society of North America a great time at their next meeting on Saturday 5th March. This time, the Society welcomes Professor Margaret Mitchell from the University of South Georgia as their special guest. She will be talking on the subject of Daphne du Maurier’s masterful novel My Cousin Rachel, which is sure to lead to a lively discussion about Rachel and what her character really was... More >>
		Mastermind Semi-final Includes du Maurier as Specialist Subject 28th February 2022: A reminder to everyone in the UK that this evening’s Mastermind semi-final takes place at 8pm on BBC TWO. One of the contestants will be answering their specialist subject questions on the short stories of Daphne du Maurier. ... More >>
		*The Case for Adapting du Maurier’s Rebecca* into a Ballet** 27th February 2022: An article on the internet on 25th February might be of interest to followers of Daphne du Maurier. Written by James Whiteside, a principal dancer at the American Ballet Theatre, New York, this article looks at the case for adapting Daphne du Maurier’s most famous novel, Rebecca, into a ballet.... More >>
		Daphne du Maurier Short Stories to be Mastermind Subject – 28th February 2022 23rd February 2022: In the UK, the BBC TWO series of the classic quiz, Mastermind, has reached episode 25 of 30, which means that on Monday 28th February at 8pm, Clive Myrie will be presenting the first of the semi-final rounds The specialist subjects will be the films of Studio Ghibli, Scott Pilgrim, Formula One and, most exciting for us, the short stories of Daphne du Maurier... More >>
		Fowey Festival Photographic Competition – Wall Calendar 2023 update 21st February 2022: Fowey Festival launched its first-ever Photographic Competition at the beginning of February. The theme of the competition is Literary Landscapes, and the winning photographs will appear in the Fowey Festival calendar for 2023. The competition is now open for entries.... More >>
		Daphne du Maurier Society of North America – March 2022 20th February 2022: On Saturday 5th March 2022, from 1pm – 3pm, join the Daphne du Maurier Society of North America for their next event, which is all about Daphne du Maurier's wonderful novel, My Cousin Rachel. ... More >>
		A reminder for du Maurier followers in the UK 9th February 2022: A reminder that the second episode of Britain’s Novel Landscapes is on More4 tomorrow (Thursday 10th February) at 9pm and this week the subject of the programme is Daphne du Maurier. ... More >>
		The Ulterior Feminism of Rebecca by Melissa Julianne Severn 3rd February 2022: We are pleased to welcome Melissa Julianne Severn to the Daphne du Maurier website and to introduce her to you all. Melissa has written an article for us about Daphne du Maurier's most famous novel, Rebecca. In her article, she brings new insight to the characters of both Rebecca and the second Mrs de Winter in a thought-provoking and beautifully written piece... More >>
		Daphne du Maurier - A Literary Giant 3rd February 2022: On 13th May 2022, it will be 115 years since Daphne du Maurier was born. To celebrate this anniversary, freelance writer Steven Roberts has written an article, about Daphne du Maurier, for the February 2022 edition of Cornwall Life magazine.... More >>
		Fowey Festival Photographic Competition – Wall Calendar 2023 1st February 2022: Fowey Festival is delighted to announce their first-ever Photographic Competition, with the winning photographs appearing in their 2023 calendar. The theme of the competition is Literary Landscapes. ... More >>
		Daphne du Maurier Society of North America – Event reminder 1st February 2022: The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America holds its next meeting on Saturday 5th March 2022 from 1pm to 3pm. This time the event is all about My Cousin Rachel.... More >>
		Britain’s Novel Landscapes with Mariella Frostrup – 3rd to 24th February 2022 at 9pm on More 4 29th January 2022: A fantastic new series looking at women authors and their literary landscapes is beginning on More 4 on Thursday, 3rd February. The four programmes look at the works of a group of amazing writers and the landscapes that inspired them.... More >>
		Landscape Magazine article – Unspoilt Havens by the Waterside 27th January 2022: Freelance writer Simone Stanbrooke-Byrne has written an excellent and informative article about the area from Lostwithiel to Fowey, its countryside, history and literary influences, for the March 2022 edition of Landscape Magazine. It is a must-read for all of you who love this area and the inspiration writers, including Daphne du Maurier, have found here.... More >>
		**Finding Daphne – A companion article to Last night I dreamt I went to Platres again** 24th January 2022: In July 2021, Helen Barrett contributed a piece of writing to the Daphne du Maurier website entitled Last night I went to Platres again. Helen has now submitted a companion article called Finding Daphne. This time she describes her own recent visit to the Forest Park Hotel, Platres ... More >>
		The 2022 Awards for Young Writers and Artists competition launches today, Monday 10th January 2022 10th January 2022: The 2022 Awards for Young Writers and Artists competition launches today, Monday 10th January 2022. This year the theme is Our Natural World. Children can focus on any aspect of our Natural World, from an appreciation of the wild beauty of Cornwall to sustainability, global warming and climate change... More >>
		The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America 2022 events 9th January 2022: The Daphne du Maurier Society of North America have announced their programme of events for 2022. The first event for your diaries takes place on Saturday 5th March, 1.00 pm – 3.00 pm, and will be a discussion on Daphne du Maurier’s gothic study in obsession and suspicion – My Cousin Rachel. ... More >>
		Wishing you all a Very Happy New Year 1st January 2022: The Daphne du Maurier website wishes everyone a Very Happy New Year, as we say hello to new readers and welcome back everyone who regularly connects with us through the website and our Facebook and Twitter pages. ... More >>

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