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| Author | Daphne du Maurier |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime, gothic, mystery, romance |
| Publisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd |
Publication date | 5 August 1938[1] |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Pages | 446 pp |
| OCLC | 527505 |
Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel by the English author Daphne du Maurier. The novel depicts an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, before discovering that both he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character.
A bestseller which has never gone out of print, Rebecca sold 2.8 million copies between its publication in 1938 and 1965. It has been adapted numerous times for stage and screen, including a 1939 play by du Maurier herself, the film Rebecca (1940), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the 2020 remake directed by Ben Wheatley for Netflix. The story has been adapted as a musical.
The novel is remembered especially[2] for the character Mrs Danvers, the West Country estate Manderley, and its opening line: "Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again."
- ^ "Rebecca the eagerly awaited novel by Daphne du Maurier COMING THIS FRIDAY". Daily News (London). 2 August 1938. p. 9.
- ^ Charles L.P. Silet (22 June 2015). "Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca". The Strand Magazine.