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Description edit
A young couple who move into a Manhattan apartment are approached by their elderly neighbors, who want to be their friends.
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Characters/People edit
- Rosemary Woodhouse: 24-year-old woman originally from Omaha, Nebraska. Moved to New York where she met her husband, Guy Woodhouse.
- Guy Woodhouse: A TV and stage actor.
- Minnie Castevet: One of Guy and Rosemary's new neighbors.
- Roman Castevet: Minnie's husband.
- Hutch: Rosemary's mentor, a writer of 2 different boys' adventure novel series.
- Adrian Marcato: A former tenant of the fabulous apartment building where Guy and Rosemary live.
- Dr. Sapirstein: Rosemary's obstetrician.
- Dr. Hill: The obstetrician Rosemary originally liked better than Dr. Sapirstein.
- Terry Gionoffrio: A neighbor of Guy and Rosemary's.
- Laura-Louise: An elderly neighbor of Guy and Rosemary's.
- Mrs. Gardenia: The previous tenant in Guy and Rosemary's wonderful new apartment.
- Dr. Shand: A neighbor of Guy and Rosemary's.
- Gilles de Rais: Add a description of this character.
- Jane Wenham
- Aleister Crowley
- Thomas Weir
First Sentence edit
Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse had signed a lease on a five-room apartment in a geometric white house on First Avenue when they received word, from a woman named Mrs. Cortez, that a four-room apartment in the Bramford had become available.
Table of Contents edit
Part One
Chapters 1-10
Part Two
Chapters 1-10
Part Three
Chapters 1-2
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Series & Lists edit
This is book 1 of 2 in Rosemary's Baby. (standard series)
Followed by Son of Rosemary.
This is book 100 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)
Preceded by Time and Again.
This is book 151 of 200 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)
Preceded by A Wrinkle in the Skin, and followed by The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural.
This is book 7 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1967. (authoritative list)
Preceded by The Eighth Day.
This is book 34 of 99 in NPR's Top 100 Killer Thriller. (community list)
Preceded by Gorky Park, and followed by Subterranean.
This book is in Bloomsbury Film Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Signet
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1967
ISBN: 978-0451194008
Page Count: 320
Publisher: Signet
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1967
ISBN: 978-0451194008
Page Count: 320
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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- Rosemary's Baby (IMDb): 1968
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