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Daphne du mauriers publisher, victor gollancz, announcing rebecca in 1938, called it an exquisite lovestory, which says more for his salesmanship than it does for his truthfulness. Source for ebook rebecca by du maurier mobileread forums. Stephen king last night i dreamt i went to manderley again. Du maurier herself was closer to the mark when she described the novel as a sinister tale about a woman who marries a widower. Rebecca by daphne du maurier, narrated by anna massey i havent read this classic since high school. Plot last night i dreamt i went to manderley again is the books famous opening line, and after the first two chapters, its unnamed narrator only known. A bestseller, there were 2,829,3 copies of rebecca sold between its publication in 1938 and 1965, and the book has never gone out of print. A happily married woman commits suicide for no apparent reason.
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