Daphne Du Maurier
1) Rebecca
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 26
Lexile measure
880L
Language
English
Description
"Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again." So the second Mrs. Maxim de Winter remembered the chilling events that led her down the turning drive past the beeches, white and naked, to the isolated gray stone manse on the windswept Cornish coast. With a husband she barely knew, the young bride arrived at this immense estate, only to be inexorably drawn into the life of the first Mrs. de Winter, the beautiful Rebecca, dead but never forgotten,...
2) Jamaica inn
Author
Language
English
Description
"The coachman tried to warn young Mary Yellan away from the ruined, forbidding place on the rainswept Cornish coast. But May chose instead to honor her mother's dying request that she join her frightened Aunt Patience and foreboding Uncle Joss Merlyn at Jamaica Inn. From her first glimpse on that raw November eve, she could sense the inn's dark power. Mary never imagined that she would become hopelessly ensnared in the vile, villainous schemes being...
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2011
Edition
1st Harper PBK Edition
Physical Desc
209 p. ;hardcover 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Compelling tales of human foibles and tragic romance. Thirteen stories, some of which have only appeared in magazine form, that Du Maurier wrote when she was just beginning her career. Taken together, the collection demonstrates the growth of her storytelling skills.
Author
Publisher
Doubleday & Co
Pub. Date
1946.
Physical Desc
6 preliminary leaves, 371 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
A story of the wife of Charles 1st's general and her life during the stress and strife of England's wars.
Overview: The highly anticipated reissue of the du Maurier classics American fans have been waiting for. "As civil war rages across England, the weak prove their courage and the privileged become traitors. In this sweeping, bittersweet saga, spellbinding author Daphne du Maurier recreates a most memorable and true love story. Honor Harris...
Publisher
Digiview Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (330 min.) : silent, sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Jamaican Inn: An Irish orphan girl goes to live with an uncle who is discovered to be involved in a group of smuggling highwaymen ravaging the area.
Sabotage: An undercover Scotland yard detective infiltrates the home of a theatre operator who is suspected of sabotage.
The 39 steps: Character Richard Hanney stumbles into a conspiracy that involves him in a hectic chase across the Scottish moors.
Easy virtue: A woman goes through a divorce and attempts...
10) The birds
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2000]
Edition
Collector's edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
When Melanie Daniels rolls into Bodega Bay in pursuit of eligible bachelor Mitch Brenner, the small California town is inexplicably attacked by thousands of birds.
Publisher
WGBH Boston Video
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Seeking to escape the stifling London court society, the beautiful headstrong Lady Dona St. Columb flees to her family estate on the Cornish coast. Her new freedom swiftly brings her into contact with the dashingly handsome French privateer Jean Aubrey who sweeps her off her feet and into a world of adventure on the high seas very different from her dull and boring life at court with her husband Sir Harry.
12) Jamaica Inn
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (184 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Set in Cornwall in 1820, du Maurier's classic gothic tale of romance, intrigue, and murder on the moors comes to vivid life in this enchanting production that aired on the BBC in 2014.
13) Jamaica Inn
Publisher
Laserlight
Pub. Date
[1999]
Edition
Special edition.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (98 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An Irish orphan girl (Mary) ... lives on the rugged coast of Cornwall with her uncle. After several vessels smash on the deadly rocks, Mary begins to suspect it's more than accidental. By the time she realizes what's going on, she is a target for the marauding smugglers and highwaymen who are ravaging the area.
14) My cousin Rachel
Publisher
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The movie is based on the 1951 novel by Daphne Du Maurier and tells the story of a young Englishman who plots revenge against his mysterious, beautiful cousin, believing that she murdered his guardian
15) Rebecca
Series
Publisher
Metro Goldwyn Mayer
Pub. Date
2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (131 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A vacationing young lady meets, falls in love with, and marries handsome and wealthy widower Maxim de Winter. He takes his new bride home to his estate, Manderley. But the new Mrs. de Winter finds her married life dominated by the sinister, almost spectral influence of Maxim's late wife, Rebecca, who still rules from beyond the grave.
Series
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 120 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Melanie Daniels is a beautiful blonde who arrives in Bodega Bay in pursuit of the handsome and eligible Mitch Brenner. But love is not the only thing in the air when thousands of birds descend upon the town, attacking and terrorizing its residents. Soon Melanie and Mitch are fighting for their lives against a deadly, unexplainable force in this spine-tingling portrait of nature at its most powerful and ruthless.