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1954 novel by Daphne du Maurier This article is about the 1954 novel. For other uses, see Mary Ann (disambiguation).

Daphne du Maurier's 1954 novel Mary Anne is a fictionalised account of the real-life story of her great-great-grandmother, Mary Anne Clarke, née Thompson (1776-1852). It was published by Gollancz in the UK and by Doubleday in the US.

Mary Anne Clarke from 1803 to 1808 was mistress of Frederick Augustus, the Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827).

He was "The Grand Old Duke of York" of the nursery rhyme, a son of King George III and brother of the later King George IV.

References

Auerbach, Nina (2002). Daphne Du Maurier, Haunted Heiress. Personal Takes. p. 77. ISBN 0812218361.

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Novels	The Loving Spirit (1931) Jamaica Inn (1936) Rebecca (1938) Frenchman's Creek (1941) Hungry Hill (1943) The King's General (1946) The Parasites (1949) My Cousin Rachel (1951) Mary Anne (1954) The Scapegoat (1957) Castle Dor (1961) The House on the Strand (1969) Rule Britannia (1972)
Short stories and collections	The Birds and Other Stories / The Apple Tree ("The Birds") (1952) The Breaking Point (1959) Not After Midnight / Don't Look Now (1971)
Plays	Rebecca (1940) The Years Between (1945) September Tide (1948)
Related	Lt.-Gen. Sir Frederick Browning (husband) Sir Gerald du Maurier (father) Muriel, Lady du Maurier (mother) Angela du Maurier (sister) George du Maurier (grandfather) Cannon Hall, Hampstead (childhood home) Menabilly (home) Manderley (fictional home) Mrs. Danvers (character)

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