Trilby

by George du Maurier · first published 1894

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. Trilby is set in the 1850s in an idyllic bohemian Paris. Though Trilby features the stories of two English artists and a Scottish artist, one of the most memorable characters is Svengali, a rogue, masterful musician and hypnotist.

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Genre:

Gothic fiction

Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 4.0 / 5 (2 on Open Library)

Year page:

1894