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Castle Dor is a 1961 historical novel by Daphne du Maurier (with Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch ), [1] set in 19th century Cornwall . Plot introduction. Castle Dor began life as the unfinished last novel by Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, the celebrated 'Q', and was passed by his daughter to Daphne du Maurier.
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Set in 1860's Cronwall, Castle Dor weaves the boring tale of Amyot (a young Breton sailor) and Linnet (the young and beautiful wife of an extremely old man). How the pair meet, love and ultimately live out the tragic end of their fabled counterparts (Tristan & Iseult) makes for a snooze fest of epic proportions.
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Castle Dor is unique amongst the works of Daphne du Maurier in that the initial conception of the novel was not her own. Castle Dor was begun by the writer and Cambridge Professor of English Literature Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. 'Q', as he was known, had died in 1944, leaving the novel unfinished, and his daughter Foy Quiller-Couch, a life-long ...
18 mar 2009 · Castle Dor (1962) offers a different model of history and place to that explored in du Maurier's other works, in particular her Cornish novels. Whereas her novels have often been criticised for employing a nostalgic view of history that sees the past as irretrievably lost, in Castle Dor time is intimately connected to space, aligning ...
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7 gen 2010 · Castle Dor. Daphne Du Maurier. Little, Brown Book Group, Jan 7, 2010 - Fiction - 288 pages. BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF REBECCA. 'She wrote exciting plots, she was highly skilled at arousing...
A spellbinding love story, Castle Dor was the unfinished last novel of the British novelist Sir Arthur Quiller-Crouch, better known as "Q." The novel was passed on to Daphne du Maurier by his daughter, who was sure that du Maurier's storytelling skills were perfectly suited to completing the tale.
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- Daphne Du Maurier, Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch
