Svengali
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Svengali 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 orphan girl working in
Svengali as a spider in his web. Illustration by George du Maurier (1895).
Wilton Lackaye as Svengali (1905)
George du Maurier
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George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier was a French-British cartoonist, illustrator, and novelist. His first novel Peter Ibbetson was published in 1891 and has been adapted into films, an opera, and
Svengali
…Svengali () 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 orphan girl working in Paris, and makes her into a famous singer. Since…
George du Maurier
George du Maurier's former home at 91 Great Russell Street, London
George du Maurier in the middle of his career
New Grove House, George du Maurier's house in Hampstead Grove