First published in 1894, the story of the diva Trilby O'Ferrall and her mesmeric mentor, Svengali, has entered the popular imagination. George Du Maurier's drawings for the novel form part of its appeal.
First published in 1894, the story of the diva Trilby O'Ferrall and her mesmeric mentor, Svengali, has entered the popular imagination. George Du Maurier's drawings for the novel form part of its appeal.

George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier foi um cartunista e escritor franco-britânico conhecido por seu trabalho em Punch e por seu romance gótico Trilby, que apresentava o personagem Svengali.