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  Daphne du Maurier
Du Maurier was made dame in 1969 for her literary distinction.
Du Maurier focuses on the fears and fantasies of the new wife, who eventually learns, that her husband did not love his former wife, a cruel, egoistical woman.
Du Maurier's autobiography, GROWING PAINS, was published when she was 70.
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 George Du Maurier, Illustrator and Novelist
George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier, born in Paris on the 6th of March, 1834, was raised on the myth that his family's lineage could be traced back to the 12th century.
Du Maurier and Harper's consequently parted company for a time, until Bowker was succeeded by James Ripley Osgood, who persuaded Du Maurier to contribute cartoons in 1886, and eventually the novel Peter Ibbetsonin 1889.
Du Maurier focuses most of the sexuality in this novel upon two things: Trilby's famous foot, which, in paintings, sculptures, and in the flesh is adored by Little Billee and her other admirers; and upon the relationship between Svengali and Trilby.
www.victorianweb.org /art/illustration/dumaurier/pva95.html   (2226 words)

  
 George du Maurier
Of Du Maurier's life during the thirty-six years of his connection with Punch there is not, apart from his work as an artist, much to record.
It is impossible, in considering Du Maurier's work, to avoid comparing it with that of Leech and Keene, the more so that in his little book on Social Pictorial Satire he himself has set forth or suggested the points both of resemblance and of difference.
Just as Leech could rise to the height of the famous cartoon "General Février turned Traitor", so it was Du Maurier who inspired Tenniel in that impressive drawing on the eve of the Franco-German War, in which the shade of the great Napoleon is seen warning back the infatuated emperor from his ill-omened enterprise.
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 Trilby
Du Maurier, a frequent contributor to Punch and other satirical journals and grandfather of the novelist Daphne du Maurier, had been in Paris himself as a young man in the 1850s.
This engraving was done by Du Maurier himself for the first edition of the novel in 1894.
"Du Maurier's bohemian Paris is as much an invention as a reality, and as much a projection of the 1890s as a recollection of the 1850s," writes critic Ellen Showalter (xiii).
www.mtholyoke.edu /courses/rschwart/hist255/bohem/ttrilby.html   (620 words)

  
 George du Maurier
George du Maurier (March 6, 1834 - October 8, 1896) was a British author, who was born George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier in Paris, France.
He studied art in Paris, and moved to Antwerp, Belgium, where he lost vision in his left eye.
George du Maurier was the grandfather of the prominent writer Daphne du Maurier, and grandfather of the Llewelyn Davies boys who inspired Peter Pan.
www.xasa.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/g/ge/george_du_maurier.html   (271 words)

  
 Du Maurier George Louis Palmella Busson - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Du Maurier George Louis Palmella Busson - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson (1834-1896), English artist and writer, born in Paris.
Du Maurier, Daphne (1907-1989), British romantic novelist and short-story writer of tales of adventure and mystery, often set against a Cornish...
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 Du Maurier, George -- Du Maurier, George: in Cornell University's Making of America
Du Maurier, George, The Dancing Man of the Period.
Du Maurier, George, How the Reputations of distinguished Amateurs are sometimes made.
Du Maurier, George, Precedence at Bonnebouche Hall during the Holidays.
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 English Literature - George Du Maurier
It was written by George du Maurier (1834-1896), who had long been a special artist of "Punch," and had published "Peter Ibbetson" in 1891.
The immense popularity of the story was due to its revelation of life-like characters in a singular society.
Du Maurier, who had long suffered from ill health, did not live long to enjoy his success.
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 The Daphne du Maurier WEB Site - Dame Daphne du Maurier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Daphne was born in 1907, grand-daughter of the brilliant artist and writer George du Maurier, daughter of Gerald, the most famous Actor Manager of his day, she came from a creative and successful family.
We're looking forward to the next Festival - the centenary of Daphne du Maurier's birth - which runs from 10th May to 19th May 2007.
They are both available at the Daphne du Maurier Literary centre in Fowey at £12.00 each.
www.dumaurier.org   (392 words)

  
 George Du Maurier ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
George Vertue, King George, defender of the Faith, after Knoeller, 1807
George Vertue, George Morley, Bishop of Winchester, 17th - 18th century
Self-portrait George Henry Harlow (British, 1787-1819)Oil on canvas; 30 x 25 in.
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 George Du Maurier, Illustrator and Novelist: An Overview   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
George Du Maurier, Illustrator and Novelist: An Overview
George Du Maurier, Illustrator and Novelist (1834-1896): An Overview
Richard Kelly's "George du Maurier: The Satiric Artist"
www.victorianweb.org /art/illustration/dumaurier/index.html   (49 words)

  
 George Du Maurier Online
George Du Maurier at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. Two Children in the Snow, pen and ink
Peter Nahum At The Leicester Galleries, London, UK Archive of past displayed works which are "sold" or "not for sale"
All images and text on this George Du Maurier page are copyright 2007 by John Malyon/Artcyclopedia, unless otherwise noted.
www.artcyclopedia.com /artists/du_maurier_george.html   (298 words)

  
 George Du Maurier Bibliography of First Editions at Bookseller World
George Du Maurier Bibliography of First Editions at Bookseller World
George Du Maurier, 1834-1896, was originally a satirical cartoonist for the Punch magazine.
If you are looking to buy or sell books then our antiquarian booksellers section may be of some assistance.
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 George Du Maurier Quotes - The Quotations Page
George Du Maurier Quotes - The Quotations Page
The language one need fathom not, but only hear and feel.
- Search for George Du Maurier at Amazon.com
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 George Du Maurier
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He also wielded his pen to good effect as a novelist with his best remembered and most successful being "The Martian" and "Trilby".
The Young George du Maurier: A Selection of Letters, 1860-67 (1952) by Daphne Du Maurier
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 George du Maurier - Definition, explanation
George du Maurier was the father of Gerald du Maurier and so grandfather of the prominent writer Daphne du Maurier, and also grandfather of the Llewelyn-Davies boys who inspired Peter Pan.
George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians by T. Martin Wood.
Full text of the 1913 book from Project Gutenberg
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 Search Results for george du maurier trilby - Direct Textbook   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Search Results for george du maurier trilby - Direct Textbook
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Novels of George Du Maurier: Trilby + The Martian + Peter Ibbetson by George Du Maurier
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 George L. Du Maurier   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Peter Ibbetson (1935) (novel) (as George du Maurier)
Svengali (1931) (novel Trilby) (as George Louis DuMaurier)
Discuss this name with other users on IMDb message board for George L. Du Maurier
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 NPG 3656; George Du Maurier
1 of 9 portraits of George Du Maurier
Given by members of the sitter's family, 1949
National Portrait Gallery, St Martin's Place, London WC2H OHE.
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 George Du Maurier on LibraryThing | Catalog your books online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Q: I am the infernal idiot and I'm right!
Also known as: Du Maurier G, Georg Du Maurier, George Du Maurier
73 LibraryThing users own 75 books by George Du Maurier.
www.librarything.com /author/dumauriergeorge   (248 words)

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