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Trilby. Trilby is a 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.
Trilbyana. Svengali and Trilby in the London theatrical production of 1895. Trilbyana or Trilby-Mania was the fashion for things based on the story Trilby by George du Maurier. [1] This was especially popular during the 1890s. [2] The works included burlesques, cartoons, movies, parodies, plays, sketches and tableaux.
Trilby; or, The Fairy of Argyll (French: Trilby, ou le lutin d’Argail) is an 1822 literary fairy tale novella by French author Charles Nodier (1780–1844). In it, a Scottish household spirit falls in love with the married woman of the house, who at first has him banished, then misses him, and eventually returns his love, both of them dying ...
Circlet. A circlet is a piece of headwear that is similar to a diadem or a corolla. [ 1][ 2][ 3] The word 'circlet' is also used to refer to the base of a crown or a coronet, with or without a cap. [ 4][ 5] Diadem and circlet are often used interchangeably, [ 6] and 'open crowns' with no arches (as opposed to ' closed crowns ') have also been ...
Svengali. Svengali as a spider in his web. Illustration by George du Maurier (1895). Svengali ( / svɛŋˈɡɑːli /) 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.
Viète. de Moivre. Euler. Fourier. v. t. e. In trigonometry, trigonometric identities are equalities that involve trigonometric functions and are true for every value of the occurring variables for which both sides of the equality are defined. Geometrically, these are identities involving certain functions of one or more angles.
Trilby. A trilby is a narrow- brimmed type of hat. The trilby was once viewed as the rich man's favored hat; it is sometimes called the "brown trilby" in Britain [ 1] and was frequently seen at the horse races. The traditional London hat company Lock and Co. describes the trilby as having a "shorter brim which is angled down at the front and ...
Svengali (1931 film) Svengali. (1931 film) Svengali is a 1931 American pre-Code drama film directed by Archie Mayo. [2] The film stars John Barrymore and Marian Marsh. It is based on the 1894 George du Maurier novel Trilby and was among the many film adaptations of the book. The film was shot from January 12 to February 21, 1931.