Du Maurier
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Dame Daphne Lady Browning, 1907–1989, English novelist.
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her grandfather George Louis Palmella Busson 1834–96, English illustrator and novelist.
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her father Sir Gerald (Hubert Edward Busson) 1873–1934, English actor and theatrical manager.
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Dame Daphne. 1907–89, English novelist; author of Rebecca (1938) and My Cousin Rachel (1951)
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her grandfather, George Louis Palmella Busson ('pæmɛlə ˈbjuːs ə n) 1834-96, British novelist and illustrator; author Trilby (1894)
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his son, Sir Gerald ( Hubert Edward ). 1873–1934, British actor-manager: father of Daphne Du Maurier
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From Poldark to du Maurier's Rebecca and Woolf, we explore how the county's dramatic landscapes continue to inspire generations of writers.
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For Daphne du Maurier, Fowey struck a chord.
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Daphne du Maurier described seeing the old boatyard at Bodinnick, near Fowey, for the first time at the age of 19 as: "Here was the freedom I desired, long sought for, not yet known."
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In her novel Rebecca, du Maurier reimagined Menabilly, the house near Fowey she lived in as the heroine's home, Manderley.
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Across its cliffs, moors and harbours, Cornwall continues to inspire creativity just as powerfully as it did for Graham, Woolf, du Maurier and Thompson.
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