"she agrees to marry him and, after the wedding and honeymoon, accompanies him to his mansion in Cornwall, the beautiful West Country estate Manderley. Mrs Danvers, the sinister housekeeper, was profoundly devoted to the first Mrs de Winter, Rebecca, who died in a boating accident about a year before Maxim and the second Mrs de Winter met. She continually attempts to undermine the new Mrs de Winter psychologically, subtly suggesting to her that she will never attain the beauty, urbanity, and charm her predecessor possessed. Whenever the new Mrs de Winter attempts to make changes at Manderley, Mrs Danvers describes"
"and the fact Maxim knew about her affairs. In the end, having failed to break up the marriage, Mrs. Danvers disappears and soon after, Manderley is set on fire. In the book's final scene, Maxim and Mrs. de Winter are driving back from London and see their beloved home in flames. In the novel, Mrs. Danvers' fate is unknown; early in the novel, the narrator, looking back on the events of the story, writes, ""Mrs. Danvers. I wonder what she is doing now."" Mrs. Danvers was first, and most famously, portrayed by Judith Anderson in Alfred Hitchcock's film adaptation released"
"Daphne Winkworth Dame Daphne Winkworth is a recurring fictional character from the Blandings Castle and Jeeves stories of English comic writer P. G. Wodehouse, being a menacing and scowling woman who is rarely seen to smile. She is an intimate acquaintance of Bertie Wooster's Aunt Agatha, another old harridan character. She is the widow of Sir P. B. Winkworth, the noted historian. She has also been a guest at Blandings Castle, making her, along with Roderick Glossop, one of the links between the worlds of Jeeves and Lord Emsworth. She used to be the headmistress of a girls' school in"
"in 1940. She was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, but lost to Jane Darwell for ""The Grapes of Wrath"". Mrs. Danvers would later be played by several actresses for television adaptations, such as Dorothy Black in 1947, Nina Foch in 1962, Anna Massey in 1979, Diana Rigg in 1997, and by Mariangela Melato in an Italian language adaptation. In the book, Mrs. Danvers is given a back story. In contrast, the Hitchcock and all subsequent film adaptations never mention her past. Furthermore, the book depicts her as having a ""skull's face"" with high cheekbones and sunken"
"his deceased wife, Rebecca. The supernatural reaction of the portrait doesn't convince him and so he places her in a cupboard. The 1970 Parallel Time storyline of the Gothic soap opera ""Dark Shadows"" was heavily inspired by ""Rebecca"" including the costume ball scene. Also the second ""Dark Shadows"" motion picture, ""Night of Dark Shadows"" took inspiration from the novel including a mention by Kate Jackson's character who hopes the housekeeper is not like Mrs. Danvers The fifth episode of the second series of ""That Mitchell and Webb Look"" contains an extended sketch parodying the 1940 film, in which Rebecca is"
"with his ""submissives"" and like the second Mrs de Winters, is fearful she doesn't measure up. In Danielle Steel's novel ""Vanished"", it is mentioned that the main character is reading ""Rebecca"". This was most likely deliberate on Steele's part, considering that the novel has many of the same elements as ""Rebecca"". In Linda Howard's ""Veil of Night"", Eric compares an assistant to Danvers as well as stating he read the book under protest to pass a high school literature class. (2010) In Nimra Ahmed's ""Namal"" Faris Ghazi and His second wife Zumar were dining out for the first time since"
"a bogeyman for the main character Mike Noonan. King also uses the character name for the chilly, obedient servant in ""Father's Day,"" a tale in his 1982 film ""Creepshow"". In Jasper Fforde's ""Thursday Next"" series, in the bookworld, they have accidentally made thousands of Mrs Danvers clones, which they use as troops against The Mispeling Vyrus and other threats. In ""The Maxx"" issue No. 31, a teenage Julie Winters watches a black-and-white version of the movie. In ""Fifty Shades Darker"" by E.L. James, Anastasia Steele reads ""Rebecca"" after an argument with Christian Grey. Anastasia is haunted by Christian's previous relationships"
"the deranged Mrs. Danvers. The second Mrs. de Winter and the staff escape the blaze, but Danvers is killed when a ceiling collapses on her. Finally, a silk nightdress case on Rebecca's bed, with a beautifully embroidered ""R""—Rebecca's proud emblem of ownership—is consumed by flames. Hitchcock's cameo appearance, a signature feature of his films, takes place near the end; he is seen walking, back turned to the audience, outside a phone box just after Jack Favell completes a call. At Selznick's insistence, the film faithfully adapts the plot of du Maurier's novel ""Rebecca"". However, at least one plot detail was"
"Winter""). The haughty Mrs. Danvers oversees the well-organized servants; she is cold and hostile to Ich. Later, in the morning room, Mrs. Danvers is alone (""Sie ergibt sich nicht""). Ich comes in and accidentally breaks a statue of Cupid; she is frightened. She fears that she is an unworthy replacement for Maxim's beautiful, elegant and mysterious first wife, Rebecca. Beatrice and Giles arrive in a happy mood (""Die lieben verwandten""). In the library, Ich becomes tipsy (""Bist du glücklich - Bist du böse""). At night, Ich and Maxim are in love (""Hilf mir durch die Nacht""). At her house, Beatrice"
"hot dogs at Lulu's. In this book, Miss Nelson is spotted by Blandsworth grading papers while Coach Swamp is warning the team about misbehaving again - in the end it is revealed that Miss Nelson's twin sister Barbara filled in for her while she was assuming the identity of Miss Swamp (in the pictures, Miss Nelson isn't wearing a watch whereas Barbara is, and in the final picture Miss Swamp's sweatsuit is on Miss Nelson's bed and not Barbara's). Miss Viola Swamp Miss Viola Swamp is known as ""the meanest substitute teacher in the whole world"", in three children's picture"
"comes across as a selfish, superficial woman who values fame and money like other high ranking social women. After witnessing the Henrietta's disrespect form Lady Manning she takes Henrietta in not because of selflessness, but because of pride. She is a strong Roman Catholic who is obsessed with her friend who is also Chaplain Danvers. Due to her jealousy of the relationship of Henrietta and Danvers, Lady Meadows decides to find her a suitor who was catholic, rich, and old, which gives Chaplain Danvers all to Lady Meadows. She wants Henrietta to marry sir Isaac Darby, who is old enough"
"is thus unlikely to write further for Mrs Travers. However, the Littles did receive an excellent housemaid in a sort of exchange. It is mentioned that she is going on a lecture tour in America in ""Jeeves and the Impending Doom"". She reunites with her old school friend Laura Pyke in ""Jeeves and the Old School Chum"". It is revealed in that story that Rosie is a Scripture Knowledge prize-winner (like Bertie Wooster), though while the two women are having an argument, Laura Pyke claims that Rosie cheated by sneaking in a list of the Kings of Judah (an accusation"
"are his motivations genuine, or does he have an ulterior motive? Also featured are John's stuffy mother, Mary, and Marcus' ""lady friend,"" the beautiful Ruth Manning (Amanda Mealing in the first series, Victoria Scarborough in the second) who appears to be every bit Marcus' equal when it comes to cold-hearted calculation. Jacob Collins (Tim Healy) is the all-seeing hall porter, seemingly in total control, yet plagued by demons of his own. Mrs Harvey (Christine Mackie) is the housekeeper who rules over the chambermaids with the iron hand of a prison guard. The most level headed of the chambermaids is the"
"shown in a portrait of one of the former inhabitants of the house - hiding the fact that the same costume was worn by Rebecca to much acclaim shortly before her death. The narrator has a drummer announce her entrance using the name of the lady in the portrait: Caroline de Winter. When the narrator shows Maxim the dress, he gets very angry at her and orders her to change. Shortly after the ball, Mrs Danvers reveals her contempt for the second Mrs de Winter, believing she is trying to replace Rebecca, and reveals her deep, unhealthy obsession with the"
"who grows up alone in the house and garden and is who spent much of her time in the greenhouse until their peace was shattered by a stranger who rapes her. Things can never be the same again for Vanessa as her son is born and inherits his character from his father. The Greenhouse (novel) The Greenhouse is British author Susan Hillmore's first novel. It was first published in 1988 by Collins Harvill and was shortlisted for the Sunday Express Book of the Year. It was republished by Vintage Books in 2000 when it was praised as being one of"
"and was first introduced in ""Tale of the Witch Doll"" and appeared in all seventeen books. Anthony Parker- Penny's widowed father and the owner of ""The Riverview Star"". He gives her much freedom but rather disapproves of her sleuthing. First introduced in ""Tale of the Witch Doll"", he appeared in every book. Mrs. Maude Weems- the Parker family housekeeper; since the death of Mrs. Parker, she has cared for Penny as her own. Like Penny's father, she disapproves of the girl's sleuthing. Mrs. Weems made her first appearance in ""Tale of the Witch Doll"" and showed up in fifteen other"
"of their guests, he furiously demands she change into a different dress. In the early morning hours after the ball, Mrs. Danvers openly displays her contempt for the second Mrs. de Winter by taking her on a tour of Rebecca's bedroom, which she has maintained as a shrine. Showing the young girl Rebecca's wardrobe and luxurious possessions, she tells her she will never be worthy of replacing her former mistress, and she encourages her to commit suicide by jumping out the window to the stone patio far below. Her manipulations are interrupted by a distress signal from a ship that"
"him into believing she was expecting another man's child to spur him to kill her in a murderous rage. Upon returning to Manderley, Max and his wife discover the estate is in flames, the fire set by a vengeful and despairing Mrs. Danvers. Max races upstairs to rescue the woman from Rebecca's bedroom. Though he manages to make it to the bedroom and retrieve Mrs. Danvers, he stumbles on the way back down; Mrs. Danvers' fate is unclear. In an epilogue set ten years later, we learn that Max walks with a limp and is scarred slightly as a result"
"thought to have fathered an illegitimate child who died at birth); and especially in his alcoholism. Another character in the novel, Lord Lowborough, has an association with opium that may also reflect Branwell's behaviour. Another possible source for ""The Tenant"" is the story of Mrs Collins, the wife of a local curate, who in November 1840 came to Anne's father Patrick Brontë seeking advice regarding her alcoholic husband's abusive conduct. Mr Brontë's counsel was that she should leave her husband. Mrs Collins returned to Haworth in the spring of 1847, while Anne was writing ""The Tenant"", and told how she"
"about the sinful nature of women. John Amos reveals that the old woman is truly Bart's grandmother, Corrine Foxworth Dollanganger. He also gives Bart a diary that belonged to Bart's biological great-grandfather, Malcolm Foxworth, claiming that this journal will help Bart become as powerful and successful as Malcolm. Bart begins to pretend that he is his great-grandfather, who hated women and was obsessed with their degradation. He becomes destructive and violent towards his parents and siblings; he kicks Jory in the privates, and even tries to drown Cindy in her baby pool. Jory's dog, Clover, comes up missing and is"
"parodied as ""Miss Marbles"" by Elsa Lanchester. Miss Marple Miss Marple is a fictional character in Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories. An elderly spinster who lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective, she is one of the most loved and famous of Christie's characters and has been portrayed numerous times on screen. Her first appearance was in a short story published in ""The Royal Magazine"" in December 1927, ""The Tuesday Night Club"", which later became the first chapter of ""The Thirteen Problems"" (1932). Her first appearance in a full-length novel"
"and children.) This ""feminine ideal,"" also called ""The Cult of Domesticity,"" was typified in Victorian conduct books such as ""Mrs Beeton's Book of Household Management"" and Sarah Stickney Ellis's books. ""The Angel in the House"" (1854) and ""El ángel del hogar"", bestsellers by Coventry Patmore and Maria del Pilar Sinués de Marco, came to symbolize the Victorian feminine ideal. Queen Victoria herself disparaged the concept of feminism, which she described in private letters as the ""mad, wicked folly of 'Woman's Rights'"""". As Jane Austen addressed women's restricted lives in the early part of the century, Charlotte Brontë, Anne Brontë, Elizabeth"
"novel ""The King's Concubine"" by Anne O'Brien. Alice is also featured in some of Candice Robb's books, in a series known as Medieval Mysteries and also in ""The Traitor's Noose"", the fourth novel in the ""Lions and Lilies"" series by Catherine A Wilson and Catherine T Wilson. Alice Perrers Alice Perrers (1348–1400) was a fourteenth-century English royal mistress whose lover and patron was King Edward III of England. She met him originally in her capacity as a lady-in-waiting to Edward's consort, Philippa of Hainault. She went on to become the wealthiest woman in the land. However, she was despised by"
"Voyage Out"", as well as five of her short stories, in which she hosts dinner parties to which the main subject of the narrative is invited: The stories (except for ""The Introduction"") all appear in the 1944 collection ""A Haunted House and Other Short Stories"", and in the 1973 collection ""Mrs Dalloway's Party"". Mrs Dalloway Mrs Dalloway (published on 14 May 1925) is a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post–First World War England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels. Created from two short stories, ""Mrs"
"PBS as part of its ""Masterpiece Theatre"" series. The latter adaptation is noteworthy for featuring an appearance by Rebecca, played by Lucy Cohu. It also shows Maxim saving Mrs Danvers from the fire; and finishes with an epilogue showing Maxim and the second Mrs de Winter relaxing abroad, as she explains what she and Maxim do with their days now they are unlikely ever to return to Manderley. Episode five, series two of the British sketch comedy ""That Mitchell and Webb Look"" features a parody of the 1940 film-adaptation of the novel, presented as an early cut of the same."
"Rebecca (novel) Rebecca is a Gothic novel by English author Dame Daphne du Maurier. A best-seller, ""Rebecca"" sold 2,829,313 copies between its publication in 1938 and 1965, and the book has never gone out of print. The novel is remembered especially for the character Mrs Danvers, the fictional estate Manderley, and its opening line: While working as the companion to a rich American woman on holiday in Monte Carlo, the unnamed narrator, a naïve young woman in her early 20s, becomes acquainted with a wealthy Englishman, George Fortescue Maximilian “Maxim” de Winter, a 42-year-old widower. After a fortnight of courtship,"
"her. Mr Lewis: A friendly and likable character that Miss Strangeworth sees on her visit around the village. He receives a poison pen letter. Mrs Harper: Another character who receives a letter from Miss Strangeworth. She is deeply affected and doesn't even desire to talk after the letter was received. Dave: A likable boy who accidentally exposes Miss Strangeworth. Critics have commented Dave to be an anti-villain, that is to say, hated in the eyes of the protagonist, yet truly a good person. He has also been commented to be both Miss Strangeworth's savior and her destruction. Don and Helen"
"Lady Constance Keeble is once more in residence. The Duke of Dunstable is also infesting the place again, along with the standard quota of American millionaires, romantic youths, con artists, imposters and so on. With a painting of a reclining nude at the centre of numerous intrigues, Gally's genius is once again required to sort things out. Lord Emsworth is in clover at Blandings, with the only guest, Howard Chesney, easily avoided by eating alone in the library. His peace is shattered by the arrival of his sister Connie, along with a friend she has met on the boat over"
"The position often features in fiction. One notable character is Ebeneezer Scrooge's charwoman Mrs. Dilber who appears in Charles Dickens's ""A Christmas Carol"". In 1926, Lord Dunsany's fantasy novel, ""The Charwoman's Shadow"" was published to good reviews. Another well-known fictional charwoman is Ada Harris, the central character in Paul Gallico's novel ""Mrs 'Arris goes to Paris"" and its three sequels. In the British radio comedy series ""It's That Man Again,"" Dorothy Summers played the part of Mrs Mopp, an office char whose catch phrase was ""Can I do you now, Sir?"" (i.e., ""May I clean your office now, Sir?"" but"
"the book title acted out by Lady Mary Crawley in the Christmas charade. The story of Helen Graham is mentioned in Elizabeth George's 1988 novel ""A Great Deliverance"". Her name is also used as a secret code. Tina Connolly's 2013 novel ""Copperhead"" was inspired by ""The Tenant of Wildfell Hall"". The name of the heroine is Helen Huntingdon and she also has a disastrous marriage. Sam Baker's 2016 novel ""The Woman Who Ran"" takes inspiration from radical themes of Anne's novel. The heroine is a woman also called Helen, who she hides from her past (in an abusive marriage) in"
"housekeeper Mrs. Hudson is the protagonist. Mycroft Holmes has been the subject of several efforts: ""Enter the Lion"" by Michael P. Hodel and Sean M. Wright (1979), a four-book series by Quinn Fawcett, and 2015's ""Mycroft"", by former NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. John Gardner, Michael Kurland, and Kim Newman, amongst many others, have all written tales in which Holmes's nemesis Professor Moriarty is the main character. Anthologies edited by Michael Kurland and George Mann are entirely devoted to stories told from the perspective of characters other than Holmes and Watson. Laurie R. King recreated Holmes in her Mary Russell series"
"from the head letters of these vices: Flattery, Avarice, Vileness, Variability (Fickleness), Envy, and Laxity (""Flaterie"", ""Avarice"", ""Vilanie"", ""Varieté"", ""Envie"", ""Lascheté""). The first book is a rebuke against the clergy and society, tainted by Sin and corruption. Fauvel though he is a horse no longer resides in a stable, but is set up in a grand house (the royal palace in fact) by the grace of Dame Fortune, the goddess of Fate. He changes his residence to suit his needs, and has a custom manger and hayrack built. In his garderobe (toilet) he has those from the religious order stroking"
"favourite in the book will be—or rather is already—Bella Wilfer. She is evidently a pet of the author's, and she will long remain the darling of half the households of England and America."" E S Dallas, in his 1865 review, concurred that ""Mr Dickens has never done anything in the portraiture of women so pretty and so perfect"" as Bella. Dallas also admired the creation of Jenny Wren—who was greeted with contempt by Henry James—stating that, ""The dolls' dressmaker is one of his most charming pictures, and Mr Dickens tells her strange story with a mixture of humour and pathos"