With tales of romance, smugglers and secrecy, author Daphne du Maurier wrote spellbinding novels inspired by the drama of the Cornish landscape
On the anniversary of her death, we reveal twenty things you might not know about doyenne of crime fiction, Agatha Christie
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Stepping into the (gum)shoes of Agatha Christie is a hard act to follow, but the challenge has been embraced by Sophie Hannah. The former poet tells us about the importance of plot, structure, the element of surprise and the darkness beneath the surface.
The Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait photography collection takes its name from the semi-autobiographical novel
A look at some of the previously unseen and rare photographs of author Agatha Christie which are part of a new exhibition marking the 125th anniversary of her birth.
Long hidden in a common trunk, Christie's family jewelry is now heading to auction. And the day's secrets don't end there: J.K. Rowling also stirred Twitter with a cryptic hint about her new book.
Her great-great-grandmother, Mary Anne Clarke, dallied with the Duke of York. Her grandfather, George du Maurier, was a Punch caricaturist and novelist who wrote Trilby and Peter Ibbetson, largely unread today but wildly popular in their time.
Correspondence with Billy Collins, going on display this month, reveal a partnership that was extremely lucrative, if sometimes scratchy
As I’ve said before and will continue to repeat, I am very careful not to be a proponent of homeschooling here on my site.
Her great-great-grandmother, Mary Anne Clarke, dallied with the Duke of York. Her grandfather, George du Maurier, was a Punch caricaturist and novelist who wrote Trilby and Peter Ibbetson, largely unread today but wildly popular in their time.
Joan Acocella on how the author Agatha Christie became not just a literary figure but a broad cultural phenomenon, like Barbie or the Beatles.
The Agatha Christie: Unfinished Portrait photography collection takes its name from the semi-autobiographical novel
Joanna Moorhead meets Agatha Christie's grandson and finds there's more to the Queen of Crime than meets the eye ... her love of surfing, for example
“THE point is, life has to be endured, and lived. But how to live it is the problem,” according to author Daphne du Maurier in her 1951 novel My Cousin Rachel, a new film adaptation of which opens tomorrow.
With a star-studded new adaptation of this 1939 chiller coming to BBC One, Agatha Christie biographer Laura Thompson applauds the novelist’s pitch-black, brilliantly told meditation on guilt
An unearthed drama suggests the author should be more celebrated for her theatre work
Christie is consistently condescended to as merely a brilliant plotter of mysteries. But she’s so much more than that
Her great-great-grandmother, Mary Anne Clarke, dallied with the Duke of York. Her grandfather, George du Maurier, was a Punch caricaturist and novelist who wrote Trilby and Peter Ibbetson, largely unread today but wildly popular in their time.
THE once underrated author of new film My Cousin Rachel is now hailed an all-time great.
An unearthed drama suggests the author should be more celebrated for her theatre work
Cornish blogger, Elizabeth Dale, discovers Menabilly the home of Daphne Du Maurier in Cornwall, her house of secrets and stories,
THE once underrated author of new film My Cousin Rachel is now hailed an all-time great.
Cornish blogger, Elizabeth Dale, discovers Menabilly the home of Daphne Du Maurier in Cornwall, her house of secrets and stories,
“THE point is, life has to be endured, and lived. But how to live it is the problem,” according to author Daphne du Maurier in her 1951 novel My Cousin Rachel, a new film adaptation of which opens tomorrow.
Poems believed to have been written by the Rebecca author in her 20s were found by auctioneers before a sale of intimate letters
With her mixture of love story mystery and thriller Maurier is one of the first gothic romance writers in the history of literature. Here we explore her...
A Classic With Delicious Twists By Nancy Bilyeau The eerie Manderley estate of Daphne du Maurier’s novel Rebecca has mesmerized not […]
THE once underrated author of new film My Cousin Rachel is now hailed an all-time great.
