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Lucy Angela Hughes-Hallett (born 7 December 1951) [1] is a British cultural historian, biographer [2] and novelist. In November 2013, she won the Samuel Johnson Prize for nonfiction for her biography of the Italian writer Gabriele D'Annunzio, The Pike. [3] The book also won the 2013 Costa Book Award (Biography) [4] [5] and the Duff Cooper Prize.
Rebecca is a 1997 British-German television drama directed by Jim O'Brien. The teleplay by Arthur Hopcraft is based on the 1938 novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier . The serial was filmed for Carlton Television by Portman Productions in association with WGBH and Tele München .
The Pike: Gabriele d'Annunzio, Poet, Seducer and Preacher of War is a 2013 book by the writer Lucy Hughes-Hallett first published in London by Fourth Estate.The American edition, published by Knopf in 2013, is titled Gabriele d'Annunzio: Poet, Seducer, and Preacher of War.
Rebecca is a 1979 BBC Television drama, directed by Simon Langton. It is based on Daphne du Maurier 's 1938 British novel Rebecca . Four 55-minute episodes were produced and aired on BBC1 .
James Hughes-Hallett (1949-2019), British businessman and investor. John Hughes-Hallett (1901-1972), British politician. Kathleen Hughes-Hallett (1918-2002), Canadian fencer. Lucy Hughes-Hallett (born 1951), British cultural historian and biographer. Norton Hughes-Hallett (1895–1985), British army officer and cricket player.
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Rebecca is a 1938 Gothic novel by the English author Daphne du Maurier.It depicts an unnamed young woman who impetuously marries a wealthy widower, before discovering that both he and his household are haunted by the memory of his late first wife, the title character.
James Wyndham John Hughes-Hallett, CMG, SBS (10 September 1949 – 12 October 2019) was a British businessman and investor. [1] He was Chairman of the Swire Group between 2005 and 2015. His sister is the author Lucy Hughes-Hallett .