Trilby by George Du Maurier
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"Trilby" by George du Maurier is a sensation novel published in 1894. Set in bohemian 1850s Paris, it follows three British art students who befriend Trilby O'Ferrall, a tone-deaf artist's model beloved by all who meet her. When the sinister musician Svengali enters her life, he transforms her through hypnosis into a celebrated opera singer. But this mysterious power comes at a terrible cost, leading to tragedy for all involved. The novel
shaped popular notions of bohemian life and became a cultural phenomenon. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Du Maurier, George, 1834-1896 |
|---|---|
| Title | Trilby |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trilby_(novel) |
| Credits |
Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Musical fiction |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Women singers -- Fiction |
| Subject | Paris (France) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Artists -- Fiction |
| Subject | Artists' models -- Fiction |
| Subject | Hypnotists -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 39858 |
| Release Date | May 29, 2012 |
| Last Update | Jan 25, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1566 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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