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Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.
Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel by English suspense author, Daphne du Maurier. The second Mrs de Winter moves into her new husband's, the wealthy Maximilian de Winter, Cornwall estate Manderley. The novel was made into a feature film by Alfred Hitchcock. - AsNotedIn
Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. It seemed to me I stood by the iron gate leading to the drive, and for a while I could not enter, for the way was barred to me. There was a padlock and chain upon the gate. I called in my dream to the lodge keeper, and had no answer, and peering closer through the rusted spokes of the gate I saw that the lodge was uninhabited.
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| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937/00/00 | Daphne Du Maurier | Author | Pregnant with her second child, Daphne Browning, wife of Frederick Browning an officer in the Grenadine Guards, begins writing "Rebeca" in Alexandria, Egypt. She will tear up her initial 15,000 word draft. | Alexandria | Egypt | ||
| 1938/04/00 | Daphne Du Maurier | Author | Daphne Du Maurier sends her "Rebeca" manuscript to her publisher, Victor Gollancz. "a sinister tale about a woman who marries a widower... Psychological and rather macabre." RDM | ||||
| 1938/08/00 | Foy Quiller-Couch receives a gift from her friend, Daphne, a copy of "Rebecca" inscribed 'Foy with my love Daphne, August 1938'. | ||||||
| 1938/08/23 | Victor Gollancz Ltd | Publisher | Expect it to be a rollicking success, Victor Gollancz Ltd publishes "Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier. |
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| Particulars for Rebecca (book): | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Art Type | Book | a written or printed work consisting of pages glued or sewn together along one side and bound in covers. | |
| Narrative Arts | Fiction | prose literature, especially short stories and novels, that describes imaginary events and people | |
| Narrative Arts | Mystery | something not understood or beyond understanding | |
| Narrative Arts | Narrative | an account of connected events | |
| Art Type | Novel | long form fiction narrative that is at least 40,000 words in length | |
| Narrative Arts | Prose | ordinary written language | |
| Geographic Attribute | Shingle Beach | land along a body of water made up of stones, pebbles and other small rocks | |
| Clothing | Sou'wester | traditional form of collapsible oilskin rain hat that is longer in the back than the front to protect the neck | |
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| Original Language: | English | ||
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