1. norske utgave Oslo : Gyldendal, 1939

The only hardcover edition of the beloved, internationally best-selling gothic mystery. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS. The unassuming young heroine of Rebecca finds her life changed overnight when she meets Maxim de Winter, a handsome and wealthy widower whose sudden proposal of marriage takes her by surprise. Rescuing her from an overbearing employer, de Winter whisks her off to Manderley, his isolated estate on the windswept Cornish coast--but there things take a chilling turn. Max seems haunted by the memory of his glamorous first wife, Rebecca, whose legacy is lovingly tended by the sinister housekeeper, Mrs. Danvers. As the second Mrs. de Winter finds herself increasingly burdened by the shadow of her mysterious predecessor, she becomes determined to uncover the dark secrets that threaten her happiness, no matter the cost.

En av tidens mest uhyggelige kjærlighetsdramaer Etter at hans vakre kone Rebecca dør under tragiske omstendigheter, drar den velstående Maxim de Winter til glamorøse Monte Carlo for å drukne sine sorger til latteren fra bekymringsløse feriegjester.Her møter han en sky, ung kvinne som han forelsker seg hodestups i. De gifter seg, og han tar henne med hjem til det engelske familiegodset Manderley. Men Maxim de Winter er en plaget mann, og den unge konen blir kastet inn i en atmosfære av mørke minner om husets første herskerinne, Rebecca.Snart melder spørsmålet seg: Hva skjedde egentlig med Rebecca? Var hennes plutselige død en ulykke? Og hva vet fru Danvers, det skulende overhodet blant tjenerstaben på godset? Rebecca er en klassisk thriller med alle ingredienser for å skape iskalde grøss: et stort engelsk gods fullt av mørke rom og hemmeligheter, onde tjenere, mystiske hjelpere, intriger på tvers av klasseskillene, og der hendelser fra fortiden hjemsøker de levende.Alfred Hitchcock filmatiserte Rebecca i 1940, og fremdeles regnes denne som en klassiker innen thrillersjangeren.Les mer om Rebecca på wikipediaDaphne du Mauriers hjemmeside

Dispatch the maimed, the old, the weak, destroy the very world itself, for what is the point of life if the promise of fulfilment lies elsewhere?On the windswept coast of rural Suffolk, a deranged scientist attempts to extract the essence of life itself.Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

Frenchman's Creek is ideal for a teenage audience: the novel's heroine is a headstrong young woman of the Restoration court, who escapes convention for a life of adventure with her lover, a daring French pirate.

A thriller actually. A bestseller for thirty years.

Daphne du Maurier's chilling short-story collection, the title story was famously made into a film by Hitchcock - perfect for the Halloween and Christmas markets.

Forholdet mellom Delaney-familien og Charles, adelsmannen, blir i løpet av boken snudd på hodet. Hvem er egentlig parasittene?

Jamaica Inn is a novel by the English writer Daphne du Maurier, first published in 1936. It was later made into a film, also called Jamaica Inn, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is a period piece set in Cornwall around 1815. It was inspired by du Maurier's 1930 stay at the real Jamaica Inn, which still exists as a pub in the middle of Bodmin Moor.

Orphaned at an early age, Philip Ashley is raised by his benevolent cousin, Ambrose. Resolutely single, Ambrose delights in making Philip his heir, knowing he will treasure his beautiful Cornish estate. But Philip's world is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence. There he falls in love and marries - and then dies suddenly in suspicious circumstances. Before long, the new widow - Philip's cousin Rachel - arrives in England. Despite himself, Philip is drawn to this beautiful, mysterious woman. But could she have caused Ambrose's death?