Tavern Jamaica. My Cousin Rachel. The Scapegoat

The works of English writer Daphne du Maurier (1907–1989) have been translated into dozens of languages and are popular with readers around the world. The author achieved her first major success with the novel «Tavern „Jamaica“». Today, this book is considered a classic of the gothic tradition in 20th-century literature, and the heroine Mary Yellan is compared to Jane Eyre. The impressions from the beloved Cornwall, where Daphne du Maurier spent most of her life, largely determined the captivating atmosphere of «Jamaica». The plot of the novel «My Cousin Rachel» also unfolds against the backdrop of the mysterious landscapes of Cornwall. Critics acknowledge that this book is on par with the celebrated «Rebecca», and in some ways even surpasses it. The main character – the enigmatic, unfathomable Rachel – is one of the most memorable figures in English literature. The unusual, and at times fantastic, plots of du Maurier are always marked by a certain «credibility of the incredible». In the novel «The Scapegoat», also presented in this edition, the story of a strange encounter between Englishman John, who is traveling through France, and his... double, the owner of a glass factory and host of an ancient castle, is told with virtuoso psychological precision.