George du Maurier (1834–1896)
Auteur de Trilby
A propos de l'auteur
Illustrator and novelist George du Maurier was born on March 6, 1834 in Paris. He studied art in France and Germany before moving to London where he established himself as an illustrator. He lost vision in his left eye and soon became a staff member of the satirical magazine Punch in 1865. He was afficher plus drawing two cartoons a week. His most common targets were the manners of Victorian Society. His work also appeared in the Cornhill Magazine and the Illustrated Times. Due to his deteriorating eyesight he reduced his involvement with Punch in 1891 and decided to write three novels. His first was Peter Ibbetson which a modest success. His second was Trilby published in 1894. It fit into gothic horror genre which was popular at the time. His third was The Martian which was largely autobiographical. He died on October 8, 1896 in London. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
Crédit image: Elliott & Fry
Œuvres de George du Maurier
Peter ibbetson / avec une introduction par sa cousine lady X. (madge plunket) (1891) 193 exemplaires
Mr Punch's book of sports : the humours of cricket football,tennis,polo,croquet,hockey,racing etc (1930) 3 exemplaires
Trilby and Other Works by George du Maurier 3 exemplaires
English Society At Home 2 exemplaires
Sir Gauwaine hys penance : a legend of Camelot 1 exemplaire
Peter ibbetson. collection : l'imaginaire n° 18 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- du Maurier, George
- Nom légal
- du Maurier, George Louis Palmella Busson
- Date de naissance
- 1834-03-06
- Date de décès
- 1896-10-08
- Lieu de sépulture
- Saint John's Churchyard, Hampstead, London
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
France (birth) - Lieu de naissance
- Paris, France
- Lieu du décès
- London, England, UK
- Lieux de résidence
- Paris, France
Antwerp, Belgium
London, England, UK
Hampstead, London, England, UK
Passy, France - Professions
- cartoonist
caricaturist
novelist
painter - Relations
- Du Maurier, Daphne (granddaughter)
Du Maurier, Angela (granddaughter)
James, Henry (friend)
Clarke, Mary Anne (grandmother)
du Maurier, Gerald (son)
du Maurier, Guy (son)
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 24
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 1,190
- Popularité
- #21,607
- Évaluation
- 3.9
- Critiques
- 18
- ISBN
- 133
- Langues
- 6
- Favoris
- 3
Dans la manière de XIXe, l'introduction est signée par un personnage du roman qui a recueilli les mémoires de son cousin. Ce qui ajoute à l'aspect fantastique du texte, le récit d'un amour fou.