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Jamaica Inn is a novel by the English writer Daphne du Maurier, first published in 1936. It was later made into a film, also called Jamaica Inn, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is a period piece set in Cornwall around 1815.
Once arriving in Bodmin, Mary learns that her aunt now lives out at the formidable Jamaica Inn where her uncle, Joss Merlyn, is the sinister and drunken proprietor of the now disreputable inn that welcomes no travelers but the vilest characters that scurry in from the darkness of the moors.
Jun 1, 1995 · Jamaica Inn by the English writer Daphne du Maurier is a classic. The story begins with 20 year-old Mary Yellan making her way to Jamaica Inn in a horse drawn coach, the darkness of the moors and the beating rain making her very anxious.
- Daphne Du Maurier
Sep 5, 2023 · Jamaica Inn. Paperback – September 5, 2023. by Daphne du Maurier (Author) 4.2 7,329 ratings. See all formats and editions. From the author of Rebecca and The Birds: a classic thriller of shipwreck and murder, "rich in suspense and surprise" (New York Times Book Review).
- Daphne du Maurier
Dec 17, 2013 · On a bitter November evening, young Mary Yellan journeys across the rainswept moors to Jamaica Inn in honor of her mother's dying request. When she arrives, the warning of the coachman begins to echo in her memory, for her aunt Patience cowers before hulking Uncle Joss Merlyn.
- Daphne du Maurier
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- Daphne Du Maurier
May 3, 2016 · by Daphne Du Maurier (Author) 4.4 7,186 ratings. See all formats and editions. AN UNFORGETTABLE STORY OF MURDER, MYSTERY AND PASSION, FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA. 'Jamaica Inn is a first-rate page-turner' THE TIMES. 'Daphne du Maurier has no equal' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH.
- Daphne Du Maurier
