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DAPHNE DU MAURIER FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND LITERATURE

What is it all about? A festival to celebrate the life and works of Daphne du Maurier featuring writers, entertainers and celebrities of national and international renown. If you like Daphne then this is the place to be.

Who? 2010 TBA

Where? Fowey, Cornwall, England | AA Route Planner |

When? May 13 - May 22, 2010

How much? In 2009 Events Free. Most £5 -£8 (children less) . Up to £39 for Workshops

What is it? It's about far more than Daphne but there's more than enough Du Maurier to please the most dedicated fan!

Why go? Polruan. Fowey. Jamica Inn. Cornwall - one of Englands most beautiful counties.

Festival Website:http://www.dumaurierfestival.co.uk/

Last Year : 2009 - Paddy Ashdown, Tony Benn, Iram Kurtz, Will Self, Colin Dexter, Bob Devereux, Adrian O'Reilly, Dick Strawbridge, Tony Cottrell, Claire Martin, Richard Rodney, Emma Darwin, Susan Penhaligon, Gyles Brandreth, Sam North, Dick Twinney, Morag Joss, Jules Hardy, Helen Taylor. James Stourton,

In 2008 Pam Ayres, Linda Grant

Dame Daphne du Maurier (Lady Browning) 1907 - 1989 DBE 1969, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Daphne was born in 1907, grand-daughter of the brilliant artist and writer George du Maurier, daughter of Gerald, the most famous Actor Manager of his day, she came from a creative and successful family.
She began writing short stories in 1928, and in 1931 her first novel, 'The Loving Spirit' was published. It received rave reviews and further books followed. Then came her most famous three novels, 'Jamaica Inn', 'Frenchman's Creek' and Rebecca'. Each novel being inspired by her love of Cornwall, where she lived and wrote.

 

 

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