Castle Dor (Virago Modern Classics) - Virago Modern Classics

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Castle Dor (Virago Modern Classics)

Castle Dor (Virago Modern Classics) - Virago Modern Classics

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Published: 3 June, 2004
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Both a spellbinding love story and a superb evocation of Cornwall's mythic past, Castle Dor is a book with unique and fascinating origins. It began life as the unfinished last novel of Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, the celebrated 'Q', and was passed by his daughter to Daphne du Maurier whose storytelling skills were perfectly suited to the task of completing the old master's tale. The result is this magical, compelling recreation of the legend of Tristan and Iseult, 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 ...
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781844080670
ISBN10 1844080676
Number Of Pages 288
Item Weight 240 g
Product Dimensions 126 x 20 x 192 mm
Publisher / Reseller Virago
Format paperback
Edition New e.
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A stunning gem * AMAZON.COM *
All the familiar ingredients of passion, jealousy and tragic love ... novel in the spellbinding du Maurier tradition * MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS *

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Author's Bio

Daphne du Maurier (1907-89) was born in London, the daughter of the famous actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and granddaughter of George du Maurier, the author and artist. In 1931 her first novel, The Loving Spirit, was published. A biography of her father and three other novels followed, but it was the novel Rebecca that launched her into the literary stratosphere and made her one of the most popular authors of her day. In 1932, du Maurier married Major Frederick Browning, with whom she had three children.
Many of du Maurier's bestselling novels and short stories were adapted into award-winning films, including Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Nicolas Roeg's Don't Look Now. In 1969 du Maurier was awarded a DBE. She lived most of her life in Cornwall, the setting for many of her books.

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