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Trilby is a sensation novel by George du Maurier and one of the most popular novels of its time. Published serially in Harper's New Monthly Magazine from January to August 1894, it was published in book form on 8 September 1894 and sold 200,000 copies in the United States alone. [ 1 ]Trilby is set in the 1850s in an idyllic bohemian Paris.
Sep 1, 2017 · George du Maurier’s Trilby: A Victorian Phenomenon. In this week’s Dispatches from the Secret Library, Dr Oliver Tearle doffs his hat to a half-forgotten Victorian sensation.
May 29, 2012 · "Trilby" by George Du Maurier is a novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around themes of art, friendship, and the complexities of love, primarily featuring characters living in the bohemian atmosphere of Paris.
- George du Maurier
- 1894
George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and writer known for work in Punch and a Gothic novel Trilby, featuring the character Svengali.
Aug 29, 2010 · George du Maurier (1834 - 1896) Trilby, published in 1894, fits into the gothic horror genre which was undergoing a revival during the Fin de siècle and is one of the most popular novels of its time, perhaps the second best selling novel of the Fin de siècle period after Bram Stoker's Dracula.
The story of the poor artist's model Trilby O'Ferrall, transformed into a diva under the spell of the evil musical genius Svengali, created a sensation.
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Sep 17, 2021 · Smitten by Trilby’s beauty and wanting to possess her, Svengali puts her under his spell with his powers of hypnotism, making the previously tone-deaf model an accomplished singer who performs all over the world in an amnesiac trance.
