Round 8: Tossup 9

A member of this family wrote a novel whose villain inspired the term “Svengali.” The grandchildren of that author from this family inspired the Lost Boys in Peter Pan, in which an actor from this family originated Captain (15[1])Hook. (-5[1])In a story by an author from this family, (-5[1])Nat Hocken realises a series of attacks only occur at high tide while barricaded (15[1])in his cottage in (*) Cornwall. That author from this family wrote a novel whose unnamed narrator is tricked into wearing the same dress as a dead woman in a portrait by Mrs. Danvers, who dies burning down the Manderley estate. For 10 points, give this family of the author of “The Birds” and Rebecca. ■END■ (10[2]0[3])

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