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Description edit
How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew...' A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Nat Hocken: Protaganist in 'The Birds'
- Midge: The Wife in 'The AppleTree'
- The Marquise: Female lead in 'The Little Photographer'
- The Old Man: Main character in 'The Old Man'
Table of Contents edit
The Birds
Monte Verita
the Apple Tree
The Little Photographer
Kiss Me Again, Stranger
The Old Man
Authors & Contributors edit
- Daphne du Maurier (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Gollancz
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1952
ISBN: 0-09-986640-4
Page Count: 264
Publisher: Gollancz
Country: Great Britain
Publication Date: 1952
ISBN: 0-09-986640-4
Page Count: 264
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › British
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Horror › Anthologies
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( D ) › Du Maurier, Daphne
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Short Stories › Anthologies
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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