Most Popular Books by Daphne Du Maurier

Hailed by the "New York Times" as a masterpiece of "artfully compulsive storytelling," "The Scapegoat" brings us Daphne du Maurier at the very top of her form.

Emma wakes up one morning to an apocalyptic world. The cozy existence she shares with her grandmother, an eccentric retired actress known to all as Madam, has been shattered: there''s no post, no telephone, no radio - and an American warship sits in the harbor. As the two women piece together clues about the ''friendly'' military occupation on their doorstep, family, friends and neighbours gather round to protect their heritage. In this chilling novel of the future, Daphne du Maurier explores the implications of a political, economic and military alliance between Britain and the United States. "A diverse and engrossing cast of characters...provocative, diverting."-Chicago Tribune

For use in schools and libraries only. After her mother dies, Mary Yellan goes to live with her aunt and uncle at the mysterious Jamaica Inn, where she is terrified by the ruthless lawbreakers who frequent the roadhouse.

"Daphne du Maurier has no rival."-Sunday Telegraph A spellbinding love story, Castle Dor was the unfinished last novel of the British novelist Sir Arthur Quiller-Crouch, better known as "Q." The novel was passed on to Daphne du Maurier by his daughter, who was sure that du Maurier''s storytelling skills were perfectly suited to completing the tale. The result is a magical, compelling retelling of Tristan and Iseult, the star-crossed lovers transplanted in time to the Cornwall of the last century. A chance encounter between the Breton onion-seller, Amyot Trestane, and the newly-wed Linnet Lewarne launches their tragic story, taking them in the fateful footsteps of the doomed lovers of Cornish legend.

Attempts of the Irish semi-aristocratic land owners to escape the destiny inherent in their way of life.

As a bold and gifted child, Branwell Brontë''s promise seemed boundless to the three adoring sisters over whom his rule was complete. But as an adult, the precocious flame of genius flickered and burned low. With neither the strength nor the resources to counter rejection, unable to sell his paintings or publish his books, Branwell became a specter in the Brontë story, in pathetic contrast with the remarkable achievements of Charlotte, Anne, and Emily. Daphne du Maurier concentrates all her biographer''s skill on the shadowy figure of Branwell Brontë, and no reader could fail to be intensely moved by Branwell''s final retreat into laudanum, alcohol, and death. Dame Daphne du Maurier wrote more than 25 acclaimed novels, short stories, and plays, including Rebecca and The House on the Strand. She was also a passionate and skillful biographer.

One of Daphne Du Maurier''s Cornish novels. Set against the background of the Civil War, it is a recreation of the love shared by Sir Richard Grenvile - the King''s General in the West and the most detested officer in his army - and Honor Harris of Lanrest.