George louis palmella busson du maurier was a franco-british cartoonist and author, known for his cartoons in punch and for his novel trilby. He was the father of actor sir gerald du maurier and … Trilby is a sensation novel by george du maurier and one of the most popular novels of its time.

Trilby, novel by george du maurier, published in 1894. The novel tells the story of trilby o’ferrall, an artist’s model in paris, who falls under the spell of the compelling svengali, a musician who trains her …