Jamaica Inn (novel) Jamaica Inn (novel) Jamaica Inn is a novel by the English writer Daphne du Maurier, first published in 1936. It was later made into a film, also called "Jamaica Inn", directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It is a period piece set in Cornwall in 1820. It was inspired by du Maurier's 1930 stay at the real Jamaica Inn, which still exists and is a pub in the middle of Bodmin Moor. The plot follows a group of murderous wreckers who run ships aground, kill the sailors and steal the cargo. Mary Yellan, twenty years old, was brought up on a farm
2000 du Maurier Open Conchita Martínez. Also lined up were Wimbledon doubles champion Serena Williams, Paris winner Nathalie Tauziat, Anke Huber, Arantxa Sánchez Vicario and Sandrine Testud. Marat Safin defeated Harel Levy, 6–2, 6–3 Martina Hingis defeated Serena Williams, 0–6, 6–3, 3–0 retired Sébastien Lareau / Daniel Nestor defeated Joshua Eagle / Andrew Florent, 6–3, 7–6 Martina Hingis / Nathalie Tauziat defeated Julie Halard-Decugis / Ai Sugiyama, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 2000 du Maurier Open The 2000 du Maurier Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 111th edition of the event known that year as the du Maurier Open,