Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 2

Download or read book Daphne du Maurier Omnibus 2 written by Daphne Du Maurier and published by Virago. This book was released on 2012-10-04 with total page 1072 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes The House on the Strand, Julius, The Loving Spirit and The Doll: Short Stories. Written in the tradition of Poe and Lovecraft, The House on the Strand is a gripping, time-travelling horror tale. The eponymous hero of Julius is a quick-witted urchin caught up in the Franco-Prussian war, who is soon on his way to seek a fortune in London. The Loving Spirit, Daphne du Maurier's first published novel, is the history of the lives, loves and hardships of a Cornish family at the turn of the twentieth century. This omnibus also includes The Doll, a collection of some of du Maurier's most thrilling short stories.