Frenchman’s Creek

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Frenchman’s Creek is a historical romance novel by Daphne du Maurier about an aristocratic woman who escapes her stifling life to embark on a passionate adventure with a French pirate in 17th-century Cornwall.

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Frenchman’s Creek canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical romance novel
novel
author Daphne du Maurier NERFINISHED
authorOtherWork Jamaica Inn NERFINISHED
My Cousin Rachel NERFINISHED
Rebecca NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
featuresCharacterOccupation pirate
featuresSettingElement Cornish creek
country estate
featuresSocialClass aristocracy
filmAdaptationYear 1944
genre adventure fiction
historical fiction
romance fiction
hasAdaptation Frenchman’s Creek (1944 film) NERFINISHED
Frenchman’s Creek (1998 television film) NERFINISHED
hasFormat audiobook
ebook
hardcover
paperback
language English
literaryMovement 20th-century British literature
loveInterest Jean-Benoit Aubéry NERFINISHED
mainCharacter Donna Maria St. Columb NERFINISHED
Jean-Benoit Aubéry NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person
notableFor Cornish coastal setting
portrayal of a rebellious aristocratic heroine
romanticized depiction of piracy
originalMedium print
originalPublisher Gollancz NERFINISHED
protagonist Donna Maria St. Columb NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1941
setInCountry England NERFINISHED
setInPlace Cornwall NERFINISHED
setInTimePeriod 17th century
targetAudience adult readers
televisionAdaptationYear 1998
theme adultery
class and social convention
escape from domestic constraints
female autonomy
freedom and self-discovery

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Daphne du Maurier notableWork Frenchman’s Creek
George Barnes notableWork Frenchman’s Creek