| Title | : | The Birds, and Other Stories |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Daphne du Maurier |
| Release | : | 2021-04-11 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Literary Fiction, Books, Fiction & Literature, Horror |
| Size | : | 3369728 |
| 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 ... |
