![]() ![]() Edwardes is the head psychiatrist and presiding genius there. The “house” of the title is in fact a lunatic asylum in France, and Dr. Not only do the differences offer fascinating peeks into the great director’s creative vision, they also ensure that even Hitchcock fans familiar with Spellbound will find much in Beeding’s novel that will surprise and delight. Edwardes, for, unlike other adaptations, Spellbound strays rather dramatically from its source material. Fans of Hitchcock will want to take special notice of The House of Dr. It is surely what appealed to Alfred Hitchcock when he found in Beeding’s work the inspiration for his classic, unforgettable film, Spellbound. From the very first page of the prologue, Beeding makes the very air the characters live and breathe in seem to crackle with an ominous electricity. ISBN 0-7953-0762-4Ĭontents eForeword Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen EpilogueĮForeword The single most striking quality of Francis Beeding’s The House of Doctor Edwardes is the sense of foreboding and uncertainty that pervades every scene, the hallmarks of many great mystery. For information address First electronic edition published 2002 by RosettaBooks LLC, New York. ![]() No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. Edwardes Copyright © 1927 by Frances Beeding Cover art and eForeword to the electronic edition copyright © 2002 by RosettaBooks, LLC All rights reserved.
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