June is Daphne du Maurier Season over at Historical Tapestry, and today I’m guest-posting there about possibly du Maurier’s least famous book, and the one that sold less copies: The Infernal Life of Branwell Brontë.
She was fascinated by the Brontës (there’s no escaping the similarities between Jane Eyre and Rebecca), in particular by Branwell, the golden child, the unfulfilled promise, the most tragic element of the tragic family. It’s a great example of du Maurier’s non-fiction skills and she saw it as an opportunity to prove herself beyond her “popular literature”.
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June 14, 2012 at 10:14 am
Alex
Do read Justine Picardie’s novel ‘Daphne’ which deals with the writing of this book. I think you might enjoy it.
June 29, 2012 at 3:20 pm
Alex
Thanks for the tip. I did a bit of research about her life for this post and was really curious to know more.
April 22, 2014 at 7:35 pm
Troubled
Great to see Sarah’s books reissued, but I was hopnig for something like a ‘Find Sarah’s Biggest Fan’ kind of competition. I must have them to keep my collection complete