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du Maurier, George

▪ British author and caricaturist
in full  George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier  
born March 6, 1834, Paris, Fr.
died Oct. 6, 1896, London, Eng.

      British caricaturist whose illustrations for Punch were acute commentaries on the Victorian scene. He also wrote three successful novels.

      Du Maurier's happy childhood at Passy, Fr., is recalled in Peter Ibbetson (1891); his full-blooded enjoyment of student life in the Latin Quarter of Paris is reflected in Trilby (1894); in The Martian (1897) there is a poignant episode based on his own tragic experience of losing the sight of his left eye. This misfortune obliged him to abandon painting in favour of drawing. In 1860 he moved to London, where his skilled draftsmanship and engaging personality quickly established his success. His gently satiric caricatures were mainly aimed at the growing nouveau riche class and the aesthetes led by Oscar Wilde. His book illustrations and drawings for such periodicals as Once a Week and The Leisure Hour, however, are sometimes considered his best work. His granddaughter, Daphne du Maurier, edited The Young George du Maurier: A Selection of His Letters, 1860–1867 in 1951.

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Источник: du Maurier, George

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  • trilby — (n.) type of hat, 1897, from name of Trilby O Ferrall, eponymous heroine of the novel by George du Maurier (1834 1896), published in 1894. In the stage version of the novel, the character wore this type of soft felt hat. In plural, also slang for …   Etymology dictionary

  • trilby — ► NOUN (pl. trilbies) chiefly Brit. ▪ a soft felt hat with a narrow brim and indented crown. ORIGIN from the heroine of George du Maurier s novel Trilby (1894), in the stage version of which such a hat was worn …   English terms dictionary

  • trilby — [tril′bē] n. [orig. worn in a stage version (1895) of the novel Trilby, by George du Maurier] Chiefly Brit. a man s soft felt hat with a narrow brim and the crown deeply dented front to back …   English World dictionary

  • Trilby — A trilby hat (or simply trilby, originally Trilby hat) is a soft felt men s hat with a narrow brim, a deeply indented crown, and a pinch at the front. Traditionally it was made from rabbit hair felt, but is now sometimes made from other materials …   Wikipedia

  • Trilby —    Paul M. Potter adapted George du Maurier s novel into this popular four act drama. It opened on 15 April 1895 for 208 performances at the Garden Theatre. Wilton Lackaye was acclaimed for his performance as Svengali, who molds Trilby, a beauty… …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • trilby — [19] The word trilby commemorates the name of Trilby O’Ferrall, the eponymous heroine of George du Maurier’s novel Trilby 1894. She was an artist’s model in Paris who fell under the spell of Svengali. In the stage version of the book the… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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