“A dreamer, I walked enchanted, and nothing held me back.”
About The Author
Daphne du Maurier (13 May 1907-19 April 1989) was an English author and playwright. She is classified as a romantic novelist, but her stories represent as “moody and resonant” with tones of paranormal. At first, her work faced criticism, but later she earned a reputation in narrative craft. Many of her works successfully adapted in films. She was born in London. Her first novel was a loving spirit.
About The Novel
This story is about a young girl who fell in love with a gentleman named Maxim de Winter in Monte Carlo. It is well known that his wife Rebecca has recently drowned in the sea and died. The female lead married Maxim apart from his past. But after returning from their honeymoon, she faces some paranormal incidents. The story shows the painful struggle of the girl against Rebecca.
Genre: Crime Fiction, Mystery, Gothic, Romance
Tone: Questioning and Disruptive, Light-hearted, Nostalgic
Type: Psychological Thriller
Year of Publication: 1938
Main Characters
- The Heroine: The protagonist and the narrator
- Maxim de Winter: Husband of the heroine
- Rebecca: The first wife of Maxim and the ghost in the story
- Mrs Denvers: The housekeeper and maid of Rebecca
- Jack Favell: Rebecca’s cousin and lover
- Colonel Julyan: Investigator of Rebecca’s death
Themes
- Jealousy- The narrator is jealous of Rebecca because Maxim still love her
- Escaping the past- Both the characters are trying to escape from the terrible past
- Identity: The narrator is trying to establish her identity
- Love and Hate- The characters justify their actions with these emotions
Famous Quotes from Rebecca
- Happiness is not a possession to be prized, it is a quality of thought, a state of mind
- We’re not meant for happiness, you and I
- I wondered why it was that places are so much lovelier when one is alone
- Every moment was a precious thing, having in it the essence of finality
- It wouldn’t make for sanity would it, living with the devil
Famous Works of Daphne du Maurier
- The Scapegoat: A horror story about two doppelgangers and a terrific replacement of both
- My Cousin Rachel: A gothic mystery of cousin Rachel and the death of some people under suspicious circumstances
- The Birds and Other Stories: The novel has different stories of unexplainable events
- Jamaica Inn: A story about the last wish and unexplored mysteries, truth, and facts of Jamaica Inn.
- The House on the Strand: A scientific fiction about time traveling and escaping modern world reality
