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Books/Plays That Inspired Hitchcock

Hitchcock based a lot of his work on existing plays, books, and stories. (Sometimes verrrry loosely.) Here's what I could track down--which, sadly, isn't everything.
Everything after "The Rainbird Pattern" comes from episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents filmed by Hitchcock himself.
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The Pleasure Garden (Oliver Sandys)
The Pleasure Garden (Oliver Sandys)
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The Lodger (Marie Belloc Lowndes)
The Lodger (Marie Belloc Lowndes)
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Down Hill (Original Theater Play) (Ivor Novello, Constance Collier)
Down Hill (Original Theater Play) (Ivor Novello, Constance Collier)
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The Farmer's Wife (Eden Phillpotts)
The Farmer's Wife (Eden Phillpotts)
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Easy Virtue (Noel Coward)
Easy Virtue (Noel Coward)
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The Manxman (Sir Hall Caine)
The Manxman (Sir Hall Caine)
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Blackmail (Original Theater Play) (Charles Bennett)
Blackmail (Original Theater Play) (Charles Bennett)
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Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey
Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey
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Enter Sir John (Clarence Dane and Helen Simpson)
Enter Sir John (Clarence Dane and Helen Simpson)
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The Skin Game (John Galsworthy)
The Skin Game (John Galsworthy)
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Rich and Strange (Dale Collins)
Rich and Strange (Dale Collins)
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Number 17 (Joseph Jefferson Farjeon)
Number 17 (Joseph Jefferson Farjeon)
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The Great Waltz/Waltzes From Vienna (John Strauss I, John Strauss II)
The Great Waltz/Waltzes From Vienna (John Strauss I, John Strauss II)
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The Man Who Knew Too Much (G K Chesterton)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (G K Chesterton)
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The 39 Steps
The 39 Steps
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Ashenden
Ashenden
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The Secret Agent
The Secret Agent
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A Shilling for Candles (Josephine Tey)
A Shilling for Candles (Josephine Tey)
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The Wheel Spins (Ethel Lina White)
The Wheel Spins (Ethel Lina White)
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Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
Jamaica Inn (Daphne Du Maurier)
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Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
Rebecca (Daphne Du Maurier)
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Personal History (Vincent Sheean)
Personal History (Vincent Sheean)
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Before the Fact (Francis Iles)
Before the Fact (Francis Iles)
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The House of Doctor Edwardes (Francis Beeding)
The House of Doctor Edwardes (Francis Beeding)
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The Paradine Case (Robert Smythe Hichens)
The Paradine Case (Robert Smythe Hichens)
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Rope (Original Theater Play) (Patrick Hamilton)
Rope (Original Theater Play) (Patrick Hamilton)
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Under Capricorn (Helen De Guerry Simpson)
Under Capricorn (Helen De Guerry Simpson)
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Man Running (Selwyn Jepson)
Man Running (Selwyn Jepson)
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Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
Strangers on a Train (Patricia Highsmith)
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Our Two Consciences (Original Theater Play) (Paul Anthelme)
Our Two Consciences (Original Theater Play) (Paul Anthelme)
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Dial M for Murder (Frederick Knott)
Dial M for Murder (Frederick Knott)
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It Had to Be Murder (Cornell Woolrich)
It Had to Be Murder (Cornell Woolrich)
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To Catch a Thief (David Dodge)
To Catch a Thief (David Dodge)
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The Trouble With Harry (Jack Trevor Story)
The Trouble With Harry (Jack Trevor Story)
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The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero (Maxwell Anderson)
The True Story of Christopher Emmanuel Balestrero (Maxwell Anderson)
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D'entre Les Morts (Boileau)
D'entre Les Morts (Boileau)
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Psycho (Robert Bloch)
Psycho (Robert Bloch)
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The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
The Birds (Daphne Du Maurier)
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Marnie (Winston Graham)
Marnie (Winston Graham)
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Topaz (Leon Uris)
Topaz (Leon Uris)
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