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The Doll by Daphne du Maurier – some background information and a Podcast



The Doll is one of Daphne du Maurier’s most startling and brilliant short stories.  Cleverly written, apparently, by the distressed and tortured man whose life has been destroyed by the story he tells.   

This article gives some background to the story, written in 1928 but not found until many years after Daphne du Maurier’s death.  It also links you to The Classic Ghost Stories Podcast run by Tony Walker, who reads the story to you.

For the complete article and the Podcast, please click here.

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