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The Doll

Daphne du Maurier

First published November 2011
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

A man develops an obsessive passion for the talented violinist Rebecca. She "drives her suitor mad with jealousy over her love for a mechanical sex doll" (Ruth Scurr in the <em>Telegraph</em>)

According to reviews, this is an ambiguously-speculative story of madness. First published in The Editor Regrets, edited by George Joseph (Michael Joseph, 1937).

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
November 2011 Cover The Doll: The Lost Short Stories Harper Collection 13
November 2011 Cover The Doll: The Lost Short Stories William Morrow / HarperCollins Collection |13
March 2012 Cover The Doll: The Lost Short Stories Cemetery Dance Publications Collection 13
June 2024 Cover Deadly Dolls: Midnight Tales of Uncanny Playthings The British Library Anthology 139