George du Maurier

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The caricaturist George du Maurier (grandfather of Daphne du Maurier) is celebrated for his illustrations for ‘Punch’, offering incisive and hilarious commentaries on Victorian society. Du Maurier also wrote three successful novels, including the hugely popular ‘Trilby’, recounting the story of a poor artist’s model transformed into a diva under the spell of Svengali, an evil musical genius. This plot would later inspire Gaston Leroux’s 1910 novel ‘Phantom of the Opera’, as well as countless other tales of the gothic genre. For the first time in publishing history, this eBook presents du Maurier’s complete works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual bonus material. (Version 1)

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Description

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to du Maurier’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the novels
* All the novels, with individual contents tables
* Includes du Maurier’s illustrations
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Rare sketch books available in no other collection
* Includes a wide selection of du Maurier’s illustrations to works by other authors
* Features three biographies, including Henry James’ seminal study – immerse yourself in du Maurier’s world
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres

CONTENTS:

The Novels
Peter Ibbetson (1891)
Trilby (1894)
The Martian (1897)

Satire and Sketches
Recollections of an English Gold Mine (1861)
English Society at Home (1881)
Pictures of English Society (1884)
English Society (1886)
Social Pictorial Satire (1898)
A Legend of Camelot, Pictures and Poems, etc. (1898)

Works by Other Authors Illustrated by George du Maurier
The Notting Hill Mystery by Charles Felix (1863)
The Grey Woman and Other Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell (1865)
A Rose in June by Mrs. Oliphant (1874)
Mr. Punch’s Railway Book (1910)
Stage, Study & Studio (c. 1910)
Mr. Punch in Society: Being the Humours of Social Life (1910)
Miscellaneous Works Illustrated by du Maurier

The Biographies
George du Maurier (1888) by Henry James
Trilbyana (1895) by Joseph Benson Gilder and Jeannette Leonard Gilder
George du Maurier (1901) by Alfred Ainger

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