How much is a first edition of Rebecca?

First Edition, First Printing with “First Edition” printed on the copyright page. This copy is SIGNED by Daphne du Maurier. A magnificent dustjacket that is vibrant in color with light chipping to the spine and minor wear to the edges. This original First Issue dustjacket has the $2.75 price present on the front flap.

When was Rebecca first published?

August 1938
The Rebecca Notebook: and Other Memories/Originally published

Who first published Rebecca?

Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca (novel)

What grade level is Rebecca Daphne du Maurier?

Rebecca (Virago Modern Classics)

Is Rebecca a ghost story?

While you can technically consider Rebecca a ghost story, the ghosts aren’t supernatural — they’re simply figments of our nameless heroine’s fragile imagination, egged on by the vicious taunts of the vengeful Mrs. Danvers. That’s not to say Rebecca isn’t suspenseful or creepy — it’s absolutely both.

Who killed Rebecca in the book Rebecca?

Maxim
In a fit of anger, Maxim shot Rebecca and put her body in a sailboat that he then sank. (A body had been found weeks after Rebecca’s disappearance, and Maxim had identified it as being hers.)

Who is Max in Rebecca?

Maxim is totally gothic. He’s a prudish, brooding figure with sinister secrets, whose temper is always on the verge of erupting. He’s simultaneously a tortured soul and a calculating arch-manipulator. At forty-two, he’s handsome, wealthy, and the proud owner of Manderley, a huge estate with a castle-like mansion.

Is it worth reading Rebecca?

Rebecca is one of the underrated classics of the 20th century. Many critics dismiss Du Maurier as a second-rate writer, and it’s true that some of her later books are not that good. But Rebecca is a masterpiece in which Du Maurier pulls off several spectacular high-wire acts that many great writers wouldn’t attempt.

How many times has Rebecca been made?

According to IMDb, Daphne du Maurier’s hit 1938 novel Rebecca has been adapted for the screen fifteen times, including the latest version for Netflix (never mind the number of stage and radio productions).

Is Rebecca creepy?

Do we ever see Rebecca in the movie Rebecca?

The film is a gothic tale shot in black-and-white. Maxim de Winter’s first wife Rebecca, who died before the events of the film, is never seen. Her reputation and recollections of her, however, are a constant presence in the lives of Maxim, his new wife and the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers.

Why was Mrs Danvers obsessed with Rebecca?

She believed Rebecca was about jealousy, and that all the relationships in it – including the marriage between De Winter and his shy second wife – were dark and unsettling.