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du Maurier Biographies

Gerald: A PortraitGerald: A Portrait


In Gerald: A Portrait, Daphne du Maurier captures the spirit and charm of the charismatic actor who played the original Captain Hook, amusingly recalling his eccentricities and his sense of humour, and sensitively portraying the darker side of his nature and his bouts of depression.
Introduction by Margaret Forster.
Paperback. Published by Virago.
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Price: £7.99


The Du Mauriers The Du Mauriers


The Du Mauriers was written during a vintage period of Daphne du Maurier's career. Her aim was to write her family biography 'so that it reads like a novel'. It was due to du Maurier's remarkable imaginative gifts that she was able to breathe life into the characters and depict with affection and wit the relatives she never knew, including her grandfather George du Maurier.
With an introduction by Michael Holroyd.
Paperback. Published by Virago.
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The Infernal World of Branwell Brontë The Infernal World of Branwell Brontë


As a bold and gifted child, his promise seemed boundless to three adoring sisters over whom his rule was complete. But as an adult, the precocious flame of genius distorted and burned low. Daphne du Maurier concentrates all her biographer's skill on the shadowy figure of the 'unknown' Brontë and no reader could fail to be intensely moved by Branwell's final retreat into laudanum, alcohol - and death.
With an introduction by Justine Picardie.
Paperback. Published by Virago.
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Golden Lads Golden Lads


A study of Anthony Bacon, Francis and their friends. Anthony worked as an agent for Queen Elizabeth I's spymaster Sir Francis Walsingham. Whilst living in France he became acquainted with Henri IV and Michel de Montaigne.
With an introduction by Lisa Jardine.
Paperback. Published by Virago.
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The Winding Stair The Winding Stair


'All rising to great place is by a winding stair,' wrote Sir Francis Bacon. It wasn't until he was 45 that Bacon's feet found the first step on that staircase, when King James I made him Solicitor-General, from where he rose through the ranks to become Lord Chancellor.
Du Maurier's aim in this biography was to paint a vivid portrait of this remarkable man for the common reader, and to explore his considerable achievements: as a writer, philosopher, scientist and politician, he was truly a Renaissance man.
With an introduction by Francis King.
Paperback. Published by Virago.
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Price: £8.99