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Rebecca About the author Daphne du Maurier (1907-1989), born in London. She is a British author. Her father was Sir Gerald du Maurier, the leading actor and manager at Wyndham’s Theatre in London. Her mother, Muriel, was an actress and her grandfather, George du Maurier, was an artist and writer. So Daphne and her tow sisters grew up in a world of writers and actors. She was a voracious reader. Her first poems and stories were written while she was still a child. About the author In 1932, Daphne du Maurier was married with Frederick Browning who read her first full-length work of fiction, The Loving Spirit and fell in love with her. About the author Her husband Browning had been engaged to a very beautiful and self-assured woman before he knew Daphne. Daphne was consumed with jealousy. It seems likely that this woman may well have been developed to create the character of Rebecca. On the contrary, the nameless second Mrs. de Winter is none other than Daphne du Maurier herself. content Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again is the books famous opening line, and after the first two chapters, its unnamed narrator (she is only known by her title, Mrs de Winter) reminisces about her past. While working as the companion to a rich American woman vacationing in Monte Carlo, the narrator becomes acquainted with a wealthy Englishman, Maximilian (Maxim) de Winter, a 40-something widower. After a fortnight of courtship, she agrees to marry him and, after the wedding and honeymoon, accompanies him to his mansion, the beautiful West Country estate Manderley. content Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, was profoundly devoted to the first Mrs. de Winter, Rebecca. She continually attempts to undermine the new Mrs. de Winter psychologically, subtly suggesting to her that she will never attain the urbanity and charm the first one possessed. Whenever the new Mrs. de Winter attempts to make changes at Manderley, Mrs. Danvers describes how Rebecca ran it when she was alive. Each tim