Doll

<p>Du Maurier is in a class by herself.<br />--<em>New York Times</em></p><p>Perhaps best known for her immortal gothic masterwork <em>Rebecca</em>--the basis for the Academy Award-winning motion picture directed by Alfred Hitchcock--Daphne de Maurier began her illustrious writing career penning short stories. In <em>The Doll</em> thirteen of du Maurier's early shorter fictional works have been collected--each story written before the author's twenty-third birthday and some in print for the first time since the 1930s. Compelling tales of human foibles and tragic romance the stories in <em>The Doll</em> represent the emergence of a remarkable literary talent who later went on to create <em>Jamaica Inn</em> <em> The Birds</em> and other classic works. This breathtaking collection of short fiction belongs on the bookshelf of every Daphne du Maurier fan.<br /></p>