Rebecca (novel)

Rebecca
	First edition
Author	Daphne du Maurier
Language	English
Genre	Crime, gothic, mystery, romance
Publisher	Victor Gollancz Ltd
Publication date	5 August 1938
Publication place	United Kingdom

Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel written by English author Daphne du Maurier. The novel depicts an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, before discovering that both he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character.

A bestseller which has never gone out of print, Rebecca sold 2.8 million copies between its publication in 1938 and 1965. It has been adapted numerous times for stage and screen, including a 1939 play by du Maurier herself, the film Rebecca (1940), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the 2020 remake directed by Ben Wheatley for Netflix. The story has been adapted as a musical.

The novel is remembered especially^[2] for the character Mrs Danvers, the West Country estate Manderley, and its opening line: "Last night, I dreamt I went to Manderley again."

^ "Rebecca the eagerly awaited novel by Daphne du Maurier COMING THIS FRIDAY". Daily News (London). 2 August 1938. p. 9.
^ Charles L.P. Silet. "Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca". The Strand Magazine.

[1] "Rebecca the eagerly awaited novel by Daphne du Maurier COMING THIS FRIDAY". Daily News (London). 2 August 1938. p. 9.

[2] Charles L.P. Silet. "Daphne DuMaurier's Rebecca". The Strand Magazine.

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