Located in southern England (often said to be Cornwall as this was where the author lived, and explicitly stated as such in the Hitchcock adaptation), Manderley is a typical country estate: it is filled with family heirlooms, is run by a large domestic staff and is open to the public on certain days.
In spite of the house's beauty, the main character, the unnamed narrator, who has become mistress of Manderley, senses an atmosphere of doom about it, due to the death of Max's first wife (the titular Rebecca), and it is hinted that Rebecca haunts the estate.
Du Maurier's childhood visits to Milton Hall, Cambridgeshire, home of the Fitzwilliam family, influenced the descriptions of Manderley, especially the interior. She told the 10th Earl Fitzwilliam in a letter that when she wrote Rebecca 20 years later, the interior of Manderley was based on her recollection of the rooms and 'big house feel' of Milton in the First World War.[1] The adult du Maurier's Cornish home near Fowey, called Menabilly, was influential in her descriptions of the setting, though it was a much smaller house. Seven years after writing the novel, she leased the manor (1945–1967) from the Rashleigh family,[2] who have owned it since the 16th century. Like Menabilly, Manderley could not be seen from the road.
As a result of the novel's popularity, the name "Manderley" became extremely popular as a name for ordinary houses. The Irish singer Enya renamed her Dublin castle Manderley Castle.[3]
Danish film director Lars von Trier's 2005 film Manderlay is set in a country estate with a large domestic staff.
In Stephen King's 1998 novel, Bag of Bones, "Manderley" is a semi-isolated lake house in Maine, identified with Sara Laughs, in the dreams of the main character Mike Noonan.
There is a fully functional "Manderley Bar" in the fictional McKittrick Hotel, home to the immersive theater performance of "Sleep No More" in New York City on West 27 Street. The bar is named after the estate from "Rebecca," and several characters, plots, and themes from the novel appear in the performance.
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manderley, fictional, estate, daphne, maurier, 1938, novel, rebecca, owned, character, maxim, winter, gatehouse, menabillyfor, mansion, ireland, castle, burmese, city, mandalay, film, manderlay, located, southern, england, often, said, cornwall, this, where, a. Manderley is a fictional estate in Daphne du Maurier s 1938 novel Rebecca owned by the character Maxim de Winter The gatehouse of MenabillyFor the mansion in Ireland see Manderley Castle For the Burmese city see Mandalay For the film see Manderlay Located in southern England often said to be Cornwall as this was where the author lived and explicitly stated as such in the Hitchcock adaptation Manderley is a typical country estate it is filled with family heirlooms is run by a large domestic staff and is open to the public on certain days In spite of the house s beauty the main character the unnamed narrator who has become mistress of Manderley senses an atmosphere of doom about it due to the death of Max s first wife the titular Rebecca and it is hinted that Rebecca haunts the estate Du Maurier s childhood visits to Milton Hall Cambridgeshire home of the Fitzwilliam family influenced the descriptions of Manderley especially the interior She told the 10th Earl Fitzwilliam in a letter that when she wrote Rebecca 20 years later the interior of Manderley was based on her recollection of the rooms and big house feel of Milton in the First World War 1 The adult du Maurier s Cornish home near Fowey called Menabilly was influential in her descriptions of the setting though it was a much smaller house Seven years after writing the novel she leased the manor 1945 1967 from the Rashleigh family 2 who have owned it since the 16th century Like Menabilly Manderley could not be seen from the road In popular culture editManderley appears in the film and television adaptations of the novel the 1940 film by Alfred Hitchcock the 1997 television series and the 2020 film by Ben Wheatley As a result of the novel s popularity the name Manderley became extremely popular as a name for ordinary houses The Irish singer Enya renamed her Dublin castle Manderley Castle 3 A Manderley Castle features in one of the Anno Dracula books by Kim Newman Danish film director Lars von Trier s 2005 film Manderlay is set in a country estate with a large domestic staff In Stephen King s 1998 novel Bag of Bones Manderley is a semi isolated lake house in Maine identified with Sara Laughs in the dreams of the main character Mike Noonan There is a fully functional Manderley Bar in the fictional McKittrick Hotel home to the immersive theater performance of Sleep No More in New York City on West 27 Street The bar is named after the estate from Rebecca and several characters plots and themes from the novel appear in the performance References edit Five Villages Their People and Places A History of the Villages of Castor Ailsworth Marholm with Milton Upton and Sutton PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2007 10 16 Retrieved 2018 11 12 Philip Rashleigh Archived from the original on 2013 09 26 Retrieved 2013 09 22 Enya on her new album living in a castle and the international appeal of her music BBC News 2015 11 03 Retrieved 2022 10 19 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manderley amp oldid 1197542717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
