Rebecca jamaica inn5/18/2023 ![]() But whatever the reason, du Maurier fans can rejoice-the 2014 BBC adaptation of Jamaica Inn, starring Downton Abbey alum Jessica Brown Findlay, is finally(!) making its way to American shores. (For comparison: Rebecca's most famous adaptation is probably the 1940 Alfred Hitchcock film, but there are a half dozen television versions and even several plays.) Whether that's because of its morally murky plot or dated focus on the cultural trope of "wreckers" in southwest England is unclear. Jamaica Inn, however, is not adapted with nearly the same frequency or regularity as its sister work, with just a single feature film and a scant few television versions in existence. But her other most recognizable work-that is not Rebecca, at any rate -is the novel Jamaica Inn. ![]() Though English novelist Daphne du Maurier is probably best known for Rebecca, a Gothic story of gaslighting and murder that remains so popular it has never once gone out of print since it first hit shelves in 1938, she was a prolific author who penned multiple other notable works of fiction such as Frenchman's Creekand My Cousin Rachel, along with multiple short stories, biographies and more. ![]()
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