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Читать книгу Not After Midnight & Other Stories
Not After Midnight & Other Stories
Автор:
Daphne du Maurier
Серия: 
3
Дата добавления:
2013-11-28
Язык книги:
English
Кол-во страниц:
62

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Not After Midnight is a collection of short stories by Daphne du Maurier, all with different characters and themes but similar in that they touch on the supernatural or strange events. 'Don't Look Now' — this novella features John and Laura who are on holiday in Venice. But it is a dangerous place for them as they are being followed by two old sisters and there is a killer on the loose. 'Not After Midnight' is a tale about a lonely teacher who goes on a painting holiday in Crete and meets a strange American couple. The woman invites him to visit them in their hotel room but 'not after midnight,' the reason for this becoming clear as the story progresses. In 'A Border Line Case', a young actress pursues old family friend Nick after the death of her father. She discovers he is an...
Читать книгу Short Fiction
Short Fiction
Автор:
Daphne du Maurier
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Дата добавления:
2026-01-01
Язык книги:
English
Кол-во страниц:
20

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Daphne du Maurier, one of the premier English novelists of the twentieth century, was also an accomplished short story writer. As with her novels, her short stories can be both humorous and dark, often with open endings. Many of them are framed around psychological themes, and feature characters who have difficulties precisely communicating.

Some of her later shorts were made into films, most famously Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. More recently her short stories have been singled out for praise by the American horror author Stephen King. Collected here are all of du Maurier’s short stories that are known to be in the public domain, arranged by first publication..." data-title="Книга Short Fiction">

Description Daphne du Maurier, one of the premier English novelists of the twentieth century, was also an accomplished short story writer. As with her novels, her short stories can be both humorous and dark, often with open endings. Many of them are framed around psychological themes, and feature characters who have difficulties precisely communicating. Some of her later shorts were made into films, most famously Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. More recently her short stories have been singled out for praise by the American horror author Stephen King. Collected here are all of du Maurier’s short stories that are known to be in the public domain, arranged by first publication...