Thursday 3 September 2009

Daphne Du Maurier: biographies VMC 503, 524, 529, 523

Besides her novels, DDM wrote some non-fiction, mainly biography. I mentioned Vanishing Cornwall at the start of this week, and today I bring your attention to her other works.

503: The Du Mauriers.
This is the biography of some of her ancestors, which she intended to write "like a novel".

524: The infernal world of Branwell Bronte.
DDM was interested in the Brontes, but decided to focus her attention on Branwell, a much maligned character. I found this book intensely interesting because I had read so much about the sisters but very little about him.

529: Golden lads.
Again, DDM focuses on a character hidden in the shadows, and writes about Anthony Bacon, the elder brother of the more famous Francis.

523: The winding stair.
This builds on her research for the earlier Golden Lads, but focuses this time on Francis Bacon.

2 comments:

  1. Wow. I never realized she had written so many books. I was only familiar with the four books on your first post and was impressed by the second post you put up, then the third, then this.

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  2. I'm glad you're enjoying these posts Claire!

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