Yamayka Tavern. My cousin Rachel. The Scapegoat
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The works of the English writer Daphne Dumorye (1907-1989) have been translated into dozens of languages and are popular with readers around the world. The first great success was brought to the author of the novel "Tracter" Jamaica "". Today, this book is considered a classic of the Gothic tradition in the literature of the 20th century, and the heroine of Mary Yellan is compared with Jane Air. The impressions of the beloved Cornwall, where Daphne Dumorye spent most of his life, largely determined the fascinating atmosphere of Jamaica. The plot of the novel "My Kuzina Rachel" also unfolds against the background of the mysterious landscapes of Cornwall. According to critics, this book is not inferior to the famous "Rebecca", but in some ways surpasses it. The main character is the mysterious, incomprehensible Rachel - one of the most memorable images in English literature. Unusual, and sometimes fantastic plots, Dumorya always distinguishes a kind of "reliability of the incredible". In the novel, the “scapegoat”, also presented in this edition, with a virtuoso psychological accuracy tells the story of a strange meeting of the Englishman John, traveling in France, with his ... double, the owner of the glass factory and the owner of the old castle