In pursuit of happiness, or Mary-Ann. Dumoria D.

Books of the English writer Daphne Dumorye (1907–1989) became a classic of literature of the 20th century. The master of the subtle psychological portrait and virtuoso of intrigue, Dumorye, like no other, can keep the reader in suspense. No wonder one of the admirers of her talent was film director Alfred Hitchcock, who shot the famous movie trilles according to her works: Rebecca, Birds, Yamaika Tales.

The novel “In pursuit of happiness, or Mary-Ann”, published between the famous books “My Cousin Rachel” and “The Scapegoat,” was recognized as one of Daphne Dumorye's best works. Plunging into the atmosphere of England of the 19th century, the author recreates the image of his extravagant great -great -grandmother and tells the story of its truly amazing life, full of take -off and falls.

Mary Ann had an incredible fate and incredible character, which combined calculation and recklessness, trusting and crafty, ulcerativeness and good nature, fearlessness and dissolution. She managed to get out of the wretched London slums, becoming the famous courtesan and mistress of the Duke of York, the brother of King George III, to reach the heights of power, and then, getting involved in a loud corruption scandal and political intrigues, she put her future and her life on the map...