Trilby A Novel

Trilby is a novel written by George du Maurier, first published in 1894. The story is set in the bohemian district of Paris in the 1850s and follows the life of Trilby O'Ferrall, a beautiful and talented young woman who becomes the muse of a group of artists and musicians. Trilby is a talented singer, but her voice is only revealed when she is hypnotized by the charismatic and sinister Svengali, a musician who becomes her mentor and lover. Under his influence, Trilby becomes a famous singer, but her success comes at a great cost. The novel explores themes of love, obsession, and the power of art, and is considered a classic of Victorian literature.1894. With illustrations by the author. Artist and writer, Trilby is his best remembered work. The novel begins: It was a fine, sunny, showery day in April. The big studio window was open at the top, and let in a pleasant breeze from the northwest. Things were beginning to look shipshape at last. The big piano, a semi-grand by Broadwood, had arrived from England by the Little Quickness (la Petite Vitesse, as the good trains are called in France), and lay, freshly tuned, alongside the eastern wall; on the wall opposite was a panoply of foils, masks, and boxing gloves.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.