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Daphne Du Maurier Books in Order

44 books are credited to Daphne Du Maurier, published between 1931 and 2025; 3 of them appeared after Daphne Du Maurier's death in 1989. The first book is The Loving Spirit (1931) and the newest is After Midnight (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
44
Published
1931–2025
Pages on record
8,250 in 28 of 44 books
Reading time
138–206 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 8,250 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 28 of 44 titles with a page count on record.

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Suspense in English settings runs through Daphne Du Maurier's fiction, alongside historical novels, horror and biography. Jamaica Inn (1936), Rebecca (1938) and Frenchman's Creek (1941) belong to the 1930s and 1940s, and the catalogue is densest in the 1950s. Forty-four titles are listed, from The Loving Spirit (1931) to editions dated 2025, short story collections and family biography included.

How many Daphne Du Maurier books are there?

Daphne Du Maurier has 44 books, released between 1931 and 2025. 3 of them were published after Daphne Du Maurier's death in 1989.

Daphne Du Maurier Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 44 Daphne Du Maurier books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of The Loving Spirit by Daphne Du Maurier (1931)
  2. Cover of I'll Never Be Young Again by Daphne Du Maurier (1932)
  3. Cover of The Progress of Julius / Julius by Daphne Du Maurier (1933)
  4. Cover of Jamaica Inn by Daphne Du Maurier (1936)
  5. Cover of The Du Mauriers by Daphne Du Maurier (1937)
  6. Cover of Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier (1938)
  7. Cover of Castle Dor by Daphne Du Maurier (1940)
  8. Cover of Frenchman's Creek by Daphne Du Maurier (1941)
  9. Cover of The Parasites by Daphne Du Maurier (1949)
  10. Cover of My Cousin Rachel by Daphne Du Maurier (1951)
  11. Cover of The Apple Tree by Daphne Du Maurier (1952)
  12. Cover of The Little Photographer by Daphne Du Maurier (1952)
  13. Cover of The Scapegoat by Daphne Du Maurier (1957)
  14. Cover of The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte by Daphne Du Maurier (1960)
  15. Cover of The Glass-Blowers by Daphne Du Maurier (1963)
  16. Cover of The Flight of the Falcon by Daphne Du Maurier (1965)
  17. Cover of Vanishing Cornwall by Daphne Du Maurier (1967)
  18. Cover of The House on the Strand by Daphne Du Maurier (1969)
  19. Cover of Echoes From the Macabre by Daphne Du Maurier (1971)
  20. Cover of Rule Britannia by Daphne Du Maurier (1972)
  21. Cover of Don't Look Now and Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier (1973)
  22. Cover of Golden Lads by Daphne Du Maurier (1975)
  23. Cover of The Winding Stair by Daphne Du Maurier (1977)
  24. Cover of The Rendezvous and Other Stories by Daphne Du Maurier (1980)
  1. 1
    The Loving Spirit1931 · 420 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1931420
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  2. 2
    I'll Never Be Young Again1932 · 304 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1932304
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  3. 3
    The Progress of Julius / Julius1933 · 308 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1933308
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  4. 4
    Gerald1935 · confirmed 2/4
    1935–
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  5. 5
    Jamaica Inn1936 · 302 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1936302
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  6. 6
    The Du Mauriers1937 · 317 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1937317
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  7. 7
    Rebecca1938 · 410 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1938410
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  8. 8
    Castle Dor1940 · 288 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1940288
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  9. 9
    Come Wind, Come Weather1940 · confirmed 2/4
    1940–
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  10. 10
    Frenchman's Creek1941 · 240 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1941240
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  11. 11
    Hungry Hill1943 · confirmed 2/4
    1943–
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  12. 12
    The King's General1946 · confirmed 2/4
    1946–
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  13. 13
    The Parasites1949 · 352 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1949352
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  14. 14
    My Cousin Rachel1951 · confirmed 2/4
    1951–
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  15. 15
    The Apple Tree1952 · 264 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952264
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  16. 16
    The Young George Du Maurier1952 · confirmed 2/4
    1952–
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  17. 17
    The Little Photographer1952 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1952320
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  18. 18
    Happy Christmas1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  19. 19
    Kiss Me Again, Stranger1953 · confirmed 2/4
    1953–
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  20. 20
    Early Stories1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  21. 21
    Mary Anne1954 · confirmed 2/4
    1954–
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  22. 22
    The Scapegoat1957 · 348 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1957348
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  23. 24
    The Infernal World of Branwell Bronte1960 · 320 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1960320
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  24. 25
    The Treasury of Du Maurier Short Stories1960 · confirmed 2/4
    1960–
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  25. 26
    The Glass-Blowers1963 · 312 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1963312
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  26. 27
    The Flight of the Falcon1965 · confirmed 2/4
    1965–
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  27. 28
    Vanishing Cornwall1967 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1967224
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  28. 29
    The House on the Strand1969 · 298 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1969298
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  29. 30
    Echoes From the Macabre1971 · 319 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1971319
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Daphne Du Maurier books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

44 books

44 Daphne Du Maurier titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Daphne Du Maurier Books in Chronological Order

By publication date, the Daphne Du Maurier books run from The Loving Spirit (1931) to After Midnight (2025), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Daphne Du Maurier in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.

Do you have to read Daphne Du Maurier books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 44 Daphne Du Maurier books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Daphne Du Maurier

Start with The Loving Spirit (1931), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Daphne Du Maurier book?

After Midnight (2025) is the newest Daphne Du Maurier book released so far.

Is there a new Daphne Du Maurier book coming?

No next Daphne Du Maurier book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Daphne Du Maurier has won

Wikidata records 3 awards for Daphne Du Maurier. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Anthony Award2000Wonfor Rebecca
  • The Grand Master1978Won
  • National Book Award1938Won

Daphne Du Maurier at a glance

Died
Daphne Du Maurier died in 1989, according to Wikidata.
After death
Books credited to Daphne Du Maurier are still being published after Daphne Du Maurier's death in 1989; the newest appeared in 2025.
Release pace
Daphne Du Maurier books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
Length
8,250 pages across the 28 of 44 books with a recorded length, a median of 303 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Daphne Du Maurier books, 10 of 44, were published in the 1950s.

What the Daphne Du Maurier books are about

33 of the 44 Daphne Du Maurier books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fiction in english is tagged on 6 of 33. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.