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"Here is a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Daphne du Maurier's classic tale of horror. The idea for this famous story came to du Maurier one day when she was walking across to a farm from her house. She saw a farmer busily ploughing a field while above him the seagulls were diving and wheeling. She developed an idea about the birds becoming hostile and attacking him.In her story, the birds become hostile after a harsh winter with little food. First the seagulls, then birds of prey, and finally even small birds all turn against mankind. The nightmarish vision appealed to Alfred Hitchcock, who turned it into the celebrated film. ©2014 Audible, Inc. (P)2014 Audible, Inc."
Daphne du Maurier (Author), Full Cast (Narrator)
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Rebecca: The classic gothic thriller
"A brand-new recording of the classic work, narrated by Holliday Grainger, star of The Borgias and The Capture. On a trip to the South of France, a shy young woman falls in love with Maxim de Winter, a handsome widower. Although his proposal comes as a surprise, she happily agrees to marry him. But as they arrive at her husband's home, Manderley, a change comes over Maxim, and the young bride is filled with dread. Friendless in the isolated mansion, she realises that she barely knows him. In every corner of every room is the phantom of his beautiful first wife, Rebecca, and the new Mrs de Winter walks in her shadow. Not since Jane Eyre has a heroine faced such difficulty with the other woman. An international bestseller, Rebecca is the haunting story of a young girl consumed by love and the struggle to find her identity. 'Rebecca is a masterpiece' GUARDIAN 'Excellent entertainment . . . du Maurier created a scale by which modern women can measure their feelings' STEPHEN KING"
Daphne du Maurier (Author), Holliday Grainger (Narrator)
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Rebecca: A BBC Radio 4 reading
"'There was Manderley, our Manderley, secretive and silent as it had always been...Time itself could not wreck the perfect symmetry of those walls, nor the site itself, a jewel in the hollow of a hand.' When Maxim de Winter brings his shy new bride to his beautiful stately home on the Cornwall coast, it seems like all her dreams have come true. The terrace slopes to the lawns, the lawns stretch to the sea, and the gardens are full of scented flowers. But she soon finds that Manderley is haunted by the shadow of Maxim's first wife, Rebecca, who died the year before. It was Rebecca who made the house and gardens the showpiece of the county and her memory is revered by all, especially the housekeeper Mrs Danvers. As the hot summer fades, the mystery of Rebecca's death grows, weaving a spell of fear and foreboding. In a series of climactic revelations, Rebecca's memory is finally laid to rest.... but at what cost?"
Daphne du Maurier (Author), Harriet Walters (Narrator)
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"Du Maurier is of course world famous for many of her novels. These two stories are perhaps even better known as films (The Birds by Alfred Hitchcock and Don't Look Now by Nic Roeg), but here we bring you the full terrifying texts, superbly read by Peter Capaldi, who brings the true dimension of these works to the imagination."
Daphne du Maurier (Author), Peter Capaldi (Narrator)
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"A brand-new recording of the classic work, narrated by Luke Thompson, star of Bridgerton. 'Every day, haunted still by doubt, I ask myself a question which I cannot answer. Was Rachel innocent or guilty?' Philip Ashley has been raised by his cousin Ambrose as heir to his beautiful Cornish estate. But this close-knit world is shattered when Ambrose sets off on a trip to Florence, where he unexpectedly falls in love and marries - only to die of a strange illness. Before long, his beautiful, mysterious widow arrives in England - and despite himself, Philip is caught in her spell. But is Rachel a victim, a saviour - or a murderess? A haunting, suspenseful tale with the power and intrigue of Rebecca. 'Du Maurier is mistress of the sleight of hand in fiction . . . brilliantly, marvellously chilling' MAGGIE O'FARRELL Du Maurier is a storyteller whose sole aim is to bewitch and beguile' NEW YORK TIMES"
Daphne du Maurier (Author), Luke Thompson (Narrator)
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The Petrified Forest & Ninotchka
"Back when going to the movies meant a whole afternoon or evening's entertainment not just the one movie Audiobook radio is proud to be home to the Hollywood Double Bill. Adapted for radio with all the frills including the big stars and hosted by Roger Prior."
Charles R Jackson, Daphne du Maurier (Author), John Lund, Loretta Young, Ray Milland (Narrator)
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Hollywood Double Bill - Rebecca & The Lost Weekend
"Back when going to the movies meant a whole afternoon or evening's entertainment not just the one movie Audiobook radio is proud to be home to the Hollywood Double Bill. Adapted for radio with all the frills including the big stars and hosted by Roger Prior."
Charles R Jackson, Daphne du Maurier (Author), John Lund, Loretta Young, Ray Milland (Narrator)
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[German] - Meine Cousine Rachel (Ungekürzt)
"Seit dem Tod seiner Eltern lebt Philipp bei seinem wohlhabenden Vetter Ambrose in Cornwall - bis der langjährige Junggeselle auf einer Florenzreise überraschend heiratet. In Briefen erzählt Ambrose Philipp von seinem Eheglück mit Rachel. Mit der Zeit jedoch werden die Briefe seltener, die Inhalte verwirrender. Eines Tages trifft ein beunruhigender Hilferuf aus Italien ein: Ambrose ist an einem rätselhaften Leiden erkrankt und fühlt sich von Rachel bedroht. Philipp reist alarmiert nach Florenz, doch er kommt zu spät: Ambrose ist tot, und von der jungen Witwe fehlt jede Spur ... bis Rachel vor Philipps Tür in Cornwall steht. Und sie ist ganz anders, als er erwartet hätte: humorvoll, intelligent und zurückhaltend. Mehr und mehr verfällt Philipp der schönen Frau, doch plötzlich erkrankt auch er Ein faszinierender und dramatischer Spannungsroman, jetzt in neuer Übersetzung. Daphne du Maurier wurde 1907 in London, England, als Sohn eines Schauspielers und dessen Frau geboren. Sie wuchs in London und Paris in sehr guten Verhältnissen auf, bekam Privatunterricht und schrieb erste Kurzgeschichten. Mit 19 Jahren ließ sich du Maurier in Cornwall, England, nieder, wo fortan auch ihre Geschichten spielten. Bekannt wurde sie vorallem durch ihren Roman 'Rebecca' (1938), der später von Alfred Hitchcock erfolgreich verfilmt wurde, ebenso wie 'Die Vögel'. Daphne du Maurier starb am 19. April 1989. 'Ein lesenswerter Klassiker voll subtiler Spannung vor dem atmosphärischen Hintergrund Cornwalls.' - Belladonna"
Daphne du Maurier (Author), Erich Wittenberg (Narrator)
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[Spanish] - Los pájaros y otros relatos
"Este libro contiene cinco grandes relatos: “Los pájaros”, “Bésame otra vez, forastero”, “El manzano”, “El joven fotógrafo” y “El viejo”. En todos ellos se nos presentan historias con obstáculos misteriosos y fatalistas, mujeres frustradas, tramas perversas y elementos cercanos a lo paranormal, en las que la realidad se construye con elementos fantasmagóricos. El ataque kamikaze y masivo de aves en una tranquila comunidad campesina, un amor perverso en medio de los bombardeos de la II Guerra Mundial, la frustración de un matrimonio burgués estéril, un romance entre dos personas con orígenes y aspiraciones muy distintas, o un siniestro amor tardío narrado con un realismo macabro; en todas estas narraciones afloran temores irracionales ocultos bajo el manto de un tranquilo acontecer cotidiano. Con el prólogo de Slavoj Žižek titulado “¿Se nos permite disfrutar todavía de Daphne du Maurier?”, un texto que revaloriza la obra corta de esta autora."
Daphne du Maurier (Author), Ignacio Garcia Bustelo (Narrator)
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"«Anoche soñé que volvía a Manderley...» Nadie que conozca la película basada en esta novela podrá olvidar la voz en off que recita la frase inicial de la obra más lograda de Daphne du Maurier: Rebeca. Así comienzan los recuerdos de la segunda señora De Winter, que la transportan de nuevo a la aislada y gris mansión situada en la húmeda y ventosa costa de Cornualles. Con un marido al que apenas conoce, la joven esposa llega a este inmenso predio para ser inexorablemente ahogada por la fantasmal presencia de la primera señora De Winter, la hermosa Rebeca, muerta pero nunca olvidada. Su habitación permanece intacta, sus vestidos listos para ser lucidos y su sirvienta, la siniestra señora Danvers, aún le profesa una devoción malsana. Y con el espeluznante presentimiento de que algo maligno le está aprisionando el corazón, la joven comienza a investigar el verdadero destino de Rebeca: el oscuro secreto de Manderley. Reseña: «Du Maurier consigue que sus lectores aguanten la respiración.» Time Magazine"
Daphne du Maurier (Author), Rebeca Hernando (Narrator)
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"A brand-new recording of the classic work, narrated by Annabel Scholey, star of The Sixth Commandment. A tale of love and adventure from the internationally bestselling author of Rebecca. Lady Dona St Columb seems to revel in scandal: she is involved in every intrigue of the Restoration Court. But secretly, the shallowness of Court life disgusts her, and in her heart she longs for freedom and honest love. Retreating to Navron, her husband's Cornish estate, she seeks peace and solitude away from London. But Navron is being used as the base for a French pirate, an outlaw hunted all over Cornwall. Instead of feeling fear, Dona's thirst for adventure has never been more aroused. In the outlaw Jean-Benoit Aubéry she finds a sensitive man who would, like her, gamble his life for a moment's joy. Together they embark upon a quest rife with danger and glory, one which will force Dona to make the ultimate choice: will she sacrifice her lover to certain death, or risk her own life to save him? 'A writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN 'One of the last century's most original literary talents' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A pure, exhilarating adventure story - a swashbuckling tale of exquisite danger and tangled love' JULIE MYERSON"
Daphne du Maurier (Author), Annabel Scholey (Narrator)
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"A brand-new recording of the classic work, narrated by Kathryn Drysdale, star of Bridgerton and The Windsors. An unforgettable story of murder, mystery and passion, from the bestselling author of Rebecca. No human being could live in this wasted country and remain like other people; the very children would be born twisted . . . After the death of her mother, Mary Yellan crosses the windswept Cornish moors to Jamaica Inn, the home of her Aunt Patience. But she finds Patience a changed woman, cowering before her domineering, vicious husband Joss. Behind its crumbling walls, the inn harbours a dark secret - and Mary is soon dragged into a dangerous world of smuggling and murder. Disturbed by her powerful attraction to Joss's younger brother, and in fear of her life, Mary is forced to cross her own moral line to save herself. A dark and gripping gothic tale, masterfully written by one of the twentieth century's best loved storytellers. 'Jamaica Inn is a first-rate page-turner' - THE TIMES 'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Jamaica Inn is a novel about nothing less than pure evil ... with an eerie and shocking kind of power, in the novel's astonishing final act' - JULIE MYERSON, GUARDIAN"
Daphne du Maurier (Author), Kathryn Drysdale (Narrator)
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