Captivated is a true story of genius and possession. The background is the turn of the century, when a late 19th century world of mesmerists, psychics, trancers and table-turners gave way to a new 20th century age of psychology. The central character is the creator of Peter Pan, the famous novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie, a man tormented by inner demons since childhood. Barrie developed a consuming interest in the du Maurier family, beginning with George du Maurier, author of Trilby, a bestselling novel featuring his creation Svengali. In Trilby, George showed how it is possible, by means of hypnosis, for one person to gain control over the mind of another. Barrie made his move on the du Maurier family immediately after George died, assuming George's mantel and using his ideas to dominate both his daughter Sylvia and his son Gerald. Soon Barrie was 'Uncle Jim' to Sylvia's five sons and Gerald's three daughters, playing romping games of adventure and make-believe, and inviting the children into the transcendental world of Neverland. Four of the boys (the 'lost boys' of Peter Pan) and one of the girls (the imaginative tomboy Daphne) were captivated.This fascinating book delves deep, makes links and yields up secrets. It is a story of bliss corrupted by greed which masquerades as supernatural power. It tells how Barrie's victims - whom he would have not grow up - were lost to breakdown, suicide or an early death when they did. Daphne du Maurier, author of Rebecca, emerges as the lost boys' surprise companion and the enigmatic chronicler of their fate. Captivated is about writing and the world of the imagination: it is a singular example of art being used not only to imitate life, but darkly to transform it. PIERS DUDGEON knew Daphne du Maurier and worked with her in the 1980s. When he discovered that she had put a moratorium on publication of her adolescent diaries until fifty years after her death, he was prompted to begin his researches into her background. What was the mystery that had Daphne been so keen to suppress?
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“Dudgeon knows what he’s doing and builds his case with precision and coolness . . . A gripping read.”
– The Scotsman
“Wonderfully batty . . . a rattling grisly read . . . I defy you not to be captivated.”
– Sunday Times
From the Hardcover edition.
Piers Dudgeon knew Daphne du Maurier and worked with her in the 1980s. He has written many works of non-fiction including the bestselling biography of Catherine Cookson.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. Captivated: J.M. Barrie, the Lost Boys and Daphne Du Maurier This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. Codice articolo 7719-9780701182175
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Da: Wormhole Books, Kunyung, VIC, Australia
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. First Paperback. xvi, 333 pp. Extremely light edgewear to covers; shallow dent and crease to lower front cover. Light yellowing to upper edge of text block. All else as new. Illustrated with b/w plates and drawings in the text. Family tree, notes, sources, index. "This fascinating book delves deep, makes links and yields up secrets. It tells how Barrie brought his victims to nervous breakdown, early death and suicide, and how three writers formed an image of their dark side -- in Svengali, Peter Pan and Rebecca -- and how these images cleaved to reality and took control. As D.H. Lawrence wrote: 'J.M. Barrie has a fatal touch for those he loves. They die.'". Codice articolo 004333
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