title: The Birds and Other Stories
author:  Daphne Du Maurier 
description: How long he fought with them in the darkness he could not tell, but at last the beating of the wings about him lessened and then withdrew ...' A classic of alienation and horror, 'The Birds' was immortalised by Hitchcock in his celebrated film. The five other chilling stories in this collection echo a sense of dislocation and mock man's sense of dominance over the natural world. The mountain paradise of 'Monte Verita' promises immortality, but at a terrible price; a neglected wife haunts her husband in the form of an apple tree; a professional photographer steps out from behind the camera and into his subject's life; a date with a cinema usherette leads to a walk in the cemetery; and a jealous father finds a remedy when three's a crowd ...
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  Copyright © 2020 Jo Watson
  
  
  Cover design © Sophie Ellis for Headline Publishing
  
  
  Author photograph © Chelsea Nicole Photography
  
  
  The right of Jo Watson to be identified as the Author of the Work has been
  asserted by her in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act
  1988.
  
  
  First published in this Ebook edition in 2020
  
  
  by HEADLINE ETERNAL
  
  
  An imprint of HEADLINE PUBLISHING GROUP
  
  
  Screenplay for _The Birds_ by Evan Hunter
  
  
  Based on _The Birds_ by Daphne du Maurier
  
  
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