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Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel by the English author Daphne du Maurier.It depicts an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, before discovering that both he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character.
Robert Keable (6 March 1887 – 22 December 1927) [1] was a British novelist, formerly a missionary and priest in the Church of England.He resigned his ministry following his experiences in the First World War and caused a scandal with his 1921 novel Simon Called Peter, the tale of a priest's wartime affair with a young nurse.
Mrs. Danvers is the main antagonist of Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel Rebecca.Danvers is the head housekeeper at Manderley, the stately manor belonging to the wealthy Maximillian "Maxim" de Winter, where he once lived with his first wife, Rebecca, whom she had adored obsessively.
Robert Paltock (1697– March 20, 1767) was an English novelist and attorney. His most famous work is The Life and Adventures of Peter Wilkins, a Cornish Man (1751). [ 1 ]
Peter the Great: His Life and World is a 1980 text written by Robert K. Massie. The book won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. [1]
For the record: 6:04 p.m. Feb. 23, 2024: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated Grossman’s possible sentence.She faces 34 years to life in prison. A jury on Friday found Rebecca ...
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Simon Called Peter is a novel by Robert Keable (1887–1927) [1] which was a best-seller in 1921. [2] The title is a reference to Simon Peter the apostle and first Pope of the Catholic Church. In 1921 it was met with astonishing success, and its runaway popularity won Keable a level of celebrity.