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George du Maurier was born in Paris, France, son of Louis-Mathurin Busson du Maurier and wife Ellen Clarke, daughter of the Regency courtesan Mary Anne Clarke.He was brought up to believe his aristocratic grandparents had fled from France during the Revolution, leaving vast estates behind, to live in England as émigrés.
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.
The novels popularity led to a “Trilby Boom,” in America. [4] The novel sold over one hundred thousand copies with in the first few months of publishing. [4] George du Maurier, "Wistful and Sweet," illustration for Trilby. General Research Division; The New York Public Library; Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
Illustration by George du Maurier (1895). Svengali (/ s v ɛ ŋ ˈ ɡ ɑː l i /) is a character in the novel Trilby which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a Jewish man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young half-Irish girl, and makes her into a famous singer. [1]
The Martian, by George du Maurier, is a largely autobiographical [citation needed] novel published in 1898 and the author's third. It describes the life of Barty Josselin as told by his close friend Robert Maurice, starting from their school days in Paris in the 1850s.
The Notting Hill Mystery (1862–1863) is an English-language detective novel written under the pseudonym Charles Felix, with illustrations by George du Maurier.The author's identity was never revealed, but several critics have suggested posthumously Charles Warren Adams (1833–1903), [1] [2] a lawyer known to have written other novels under pseudonyms.
Daphne du Maurier was born at 24 Cumberland Terrace, Regent's Park, London, the middle of three daughters of prominent actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and actress Muriel Beaumont. [3] Her paternal grandfather was author and Punch cartoonist George du Maurier, who created the character of Svengali in the 1894 novel Trilby.
Pages in category "Novels by George du Maurier" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. M.
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