Episode Details

Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989) was an English novelist and playwright whose gothic romance works have been described as “moody and resonant." Many of her novels and short stories have been adapted into films including: Rebecca, Frenchman’s Creek, My Cousin Rachel, The Birds, and Don’t Look Now.

For Further Reading: 

• Daphne du Maurier 
• Mistress of menace
• Daphne du Maurier, 81, Author Of Many Gothic Romances, Dies
• How Daphne du Maurier became Hitchcock’s favourite author 

For the past six years, we’ve been telling the stories of women you may or may now know– but definitely should. This month, we’re bringing back our favorite Womanica episodes from across our back catalog. These are women throughout time and around the world who made their mark. 

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