Once thought lost to the world, this collection contains all the sinister and intriguing elements that fans have come to expect from the acclaimed British author. About the Book The Doll and Other Stories is a collection of five lost tales and eight early stories from Daphne du Maurier. Previously unknown even to du Maurier’s son, these rediscovered works, unearthed in 2011, continue the dark, macabre themes which...
are present across the author’s back catalogue. Though often overlooked and evidently previously ignored, these early stories demonstrate how du Maurier learned her craft and tested different methods of story-telling.
The title story, 'The Doll', was first mentioned in Du Maurier’s autobiography Myself When Young and is a dark commentary on jealousy and obsession which still manages to shock 80-years after it was written.
Originally rejected by magazines and publishers in the 1930s, its journal-like format follows one man’s passionate pursuit of a mysterious violinist.
Other stories included in the collection are the two republished works 'East Wind' and 'The Limpet' which initially appeared in short story collections in the USA, as well as And His Letter Grew Colder and The Happy Valley, both of which were first published in magazines in 1932.
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