The Birds And Other Stories

Author: Daphne du Maurier

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Published on 1 October 2015 by Little, Brown Book Group (Virago Press Ltd) in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Vmc' series.

Hardback | 256 pages
204 x 131 x 24mm | 374g

'How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew ...' A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verita' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd ...