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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]
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]
Trilby also practices cross dressing throughout the novel. When she is first introduced to the story, she is wearing a men’s military coat over a dress. Trilby’s cross-dressing allowed her to be regarded as an icon of popular culture. This popularity of Trilby's style of dress led young women to also wear military coats over dresses to ...
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.
Works based on Trilby (novel) (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "Trilby (novel)" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Dorothea Baird in the title role of the London production of Trilby (1895). Trilby is a stage play by Paul M. Potter based on the 1894 novel Trilby by George du Maurier.In the play, a young Irish woman, Trilby O'Ferrall, falls under the control of Svengali, who uses hypnosis to make her abandon her fiancé and become a singer.
Svengali is a 1954 British drama film directed and written by Noel Langley and starring Hildegard Knef, Donald Wolfit and Terence Morgan. [1] It was based on the 1894 novel Trilby by George du Maurier.
Svengali is a musical with a book and lyrics by Gregory Boyd and music by Frank Wildhorn.It is based on the 1894 novel Trilby by George du Maurier. [1]The title character in this Gothic tale is a vocal coach who uses hypnotism to transform the tone-deaf Trilby into an acclaimed singer and steals her away from Little Billie, a sculptor for whom she has posed.