![]() ![]() ![]() She admittedly had a sluggish start to the novel and even tore up her first manuscript “in disgust.” She called this a “literary miscarriage” that hindered her progress on the novel. She finally signed a 3-book deal with her publisher in 1937. She had been thinking about replicating the jealousy in her marriage in one of her novels ever since 1932. Word about du Maurier’s thrilling best-seller spread like wildfire and Rebecca quickly became the talk of the town.ĭespite its success, Daphne du Maurier had an extremely slow start to Rebecca. It became clear to du Maurier’s publisher, Viktor Gollancz just two weeks after the publication of Rebecca that no more advertisement was going to be necessary to promote this novel. With more than 200,000 copies being sold in just 4 months of its release, the novel was an instant hit both in the United Kingdom and in the United States. Published in August 1938, Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier became world-famous almost overnight. ![]() Rebecca is one of du Maurier’s most iconic works even today, and it has had a lasting impact on literature, film, radio, and pop culture. ![]() Set in the beautiful estate of Manderley, this novel has been greatly influenced by various factors including Daphne du Maurier’s own life as well as the historical context in which it was written. Rebecca is a study in jealousy of a second wife who is constantly haunted by the ghost of her predecessor, Rebecca. ![]()
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