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76 Daphne is often thought of as reclusive; she was perhaps solitary, comfortable with her own company and the make-believe world that she lived in and which enabled her to bring us her wonderful novels and short stories. <br></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="https://www.dumaurier.org/data/uploads/456.jpg" alt=""></p> 77<p>In this part of the website we plan to introduce you to the many aspects of Daphne du Maurier, her life and her writing. As with all areas of this website we look forward to receiving input from anyone who would like to contribute an article or a snippet of information. This will help us build a picture of who Daphne was and what she means to all of us.<br></p><ul id="dropdown"><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=118">Daphne du Maurier - An Introduction</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=281">Daphne du Maurier speaks in a special broadcast to Canada March 1941</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=280"><em>Daphne: The Secret Lives of Daphne du Maurier</em> a play written by Rosie Race</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=272"><em>Wuthering Heights</em>, the new film, and the Brontës influence on Daphne du Maurier</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=258">Daphne du Maurier's Books Celebrating Anniversaries in 2025</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=254"><em>The Shaping of a Writer: Gollanczs epitextual construction of Daphne du Mauriers persona</em> by Margherita Orsi</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=226">News from Platres February 2024</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=210">
77The Pathology of Desire in Daphne du Mauriers Short Stories </a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=197"><em>Once Upon a Time I Met...Daphne du Maurier</em></a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=193"><em>Finding Daphne</em> A companion article to <em>Last night I dreamt I went to Platres again</em></a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=187"><em>Last night I dreamt I went to Platres again</em></a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=180">Sources of Truth</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=179"><em>The Loving Spirit</em>, Daphne du Maurier's first novel, celebrates its 90th anniversary in 2021</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=156">A short account of Daphne du Mauriers life and works 1907-1989</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=146">An Imagined Dialogue between Daphne du Maurier and Susan Bamblett</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=132">In Praise of Daphne du Maurier by Parul Sehgal</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=129">Daphne du Maurier and the Brontë Family</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=124">Daphne and Miss Roberts at The Nook in Bodinnick</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=122">Daphne du Maurier and the Gothic tradition - an article by Greg Buzwell</a></li><li><a href="menu_page.php?id=125">Daphne du Maurier, and the Anti-Romantic Short Story - by Setara Pracha</a></li></ul> 78 79</div> 80</div> 81</div> <!-- end of content --> 82<div id="sidebar"> 83<div id="sidebarcard"> 84 85 86<ul class="sh_but"> 87 88<li><p class="sh_button2"><a href="news.php?nc=2">News Item added on 28/9/26</a></p></li> 89<li><p class="sh_button"><a href="foweyfestival.php">du Maurier Fowey Literary Festival</a></p></li> 90<li><p class="sh_button"><a href="bookandplayreviews.php">Book and Play Reviews</a></p></li> 91<li><p class="sh_button"><a href="videosandfilms.php">Video and Films</a></p></li> 92<li><p class="sh_button"><a href="interestingfacts.php">Interesting Facts</a></p></li> 93<li><p class="sh_button"><a href="bookrecommendations.php">
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