Ebook: The du Mauriers

"Daphne du Maurier creates on the grand scale; she runs through the generations, giving her family unity and reality ... a rich vein of humor and satire ... observation, sympathy, courage, a sense of the romantic, are here."--The Observer When Daphne du Maurier wrote The du Mauriers she was only thirty years old and had already established herself as both a biographer and a novelist. She wrote this epic biography during a vintage period in her career, between two of her best-loved novels: Jamaica Inn and Rebecca. Her aim was to write the story of her family 'so that it reads like a novel.' Spanning nearly three quarters of a century, The du Mauriers is a saga of artists and speculators, courtesans and military men. From England to Paris and back again, their fortunes varied as wildly as their ambitions. An extraordinary family of writers, artists and actors they are ... The du Mauriers.;Intro; Title Page; Welcome; Foreword; Dedication; Family Tree of the du Mauriers; Part One; Chapter 1; Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Part Two; Chapter 4; Chapter 5; Chapter 6; Part Three; Chapter 7; Chapter 8; Chapter 9; Part Four; Chapter 10; Chapter 11; Chapter 12; Part Five; Chapter 13; Chapter 14; Chapter 15; Part Six; Chapter 16; Chapter 17; About the Author; Books by Daphne du Maurier; Newsletters; Table of Contents; Copyright