· The research she was to undertake later formed the basis of her novel The Glass-Blowers but du Maurier was sidetracked by a number of incidents that were to inspire the plot of The Scapegoat. While out walking in a square in a French town, du Maurier saw a man who looked identical to someone she knew and then, glancing through a window onto a family scene, she began to . Such is the premise of Daphne du Maurier's novel, The Scapegoat. The Scapegoat is reminiscent of novels such as, "The Prisoner of Zenda" and according to one of Daphne du Maurier's biographers, this rollicking adventure was a favourite story of Daphne's when she was a little girl.4/5. · In The Scapegoat, du Maurier explores a similar theme, where the protagonist, John, a very English and staid history lecturer of French culture, one evening meets his exact double in the train station at Le Mans. John is bored, searching for some connection to life, a .
The Scapegoat is a hidden gem buried deep within Du Maurier's chest of treasure. Prepare to be astounded. Buy The Scapegoat by Daphne Du Maurier on Amazon or from Waterstones. About The Scapegoat. By chance, John and Jean-one English, the other French-meet in a provincial railway station. The scapegoat by Daphne Du Maurier, , Doubleday edition, Hardcover in English - [1st ed.]. Daphne Du Maurier's The Scapegoat Jo Walton. Sun am 11 comments 5 Favorites [+] The Scapegoat () is probably my favourite Du Maurier, it's certainly the one I read most.
Hailed by the New York Times as a masterpiece of "artfully compulsive storytelling," The Scapegoat brings us Daphne du Maurier at the very top of her form. In addition to The Scapegoat and The House on the Strand, Dame Daphne du Maurier () wrote more than twenty-five acclaimed novels, short stories, and plays, including Rebecca, Jamaica Inn, Frenchman's Creek, and "The Birds.". The Scapegoat is a novel by Daphne du Maurier. In , it was made into a film of the same name, starring Sir Alec Guinness. It was also the basis of a film broadcast in starring Matthew Rhys and written and directed by Charles Sturridge. The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier, ISBN , pp. I’m slowly reading my way through all of Daphne du Maurier’s books. I find that Daphne books all have such intriguing premises. The Scapegoat is about two physically identical strangers who meet by chance. One man is an English academic called John who is touring around France.
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