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In Daphne du Maurier's acclaimed debut novel, Janet Coombe longs to know the wildness of the sea and a life of adventure and true freedom. But she is a prisoner of her forbidding times and marries her cousin, a staid shipbuilder. However, she carries within her the loving spirit that she... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Janet Coombe: Add a description of this character.
- Joseph Coombe
- Christopher Coombe
- Jennifer Coombe
- Thomas Coombe
- Annie
- Samuel
- John
- Captain Joe
- Janie
- Jenny
- Mary
- Susan
- Philip Coombe
- Harold
- Herbert
- Dick
- Willie
- Katherine
- Mrs. Parkins
- Bertha
- Tom
- Lizzie
- Grandmamma
- Martha
- James
- Coombes
- Mr. Horton
- Hogg
- Miss Davis
- Williams
- Kate
- Albert
- Francis Hope
- Collins
- Sammie
- Captain Coombe
First Sentence edit
Janet Coombe stood on the hill above Plyn, looking down upon the harbour.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Daphne du Maurier (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Heinemann
Country: England
Publication Date: 1931
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: Add the page count.
Publisher: Heinemann
Country: England
Publication Date: 1931
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- Dewey: 823.912
Subjects edit
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › World Literature › British › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( D ) › Du Maurier, Daphne
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Genre Fiction › Historical
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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