Trilby

"Trilby" by George du Maurier is a sensation novel published in 1894. Set in bohemian 1850s Paris, it follows three British art students who befriend Trilby O'Ferrall, a tone-deaf artist's model beloved by all who meet her. When the sinister musician Svengali enters her life, he transforms her through hypnosis into a celebrated opera singer. But this mysterious power comes at a terrible cost, leading to tragedy for all involved. The novel shaped popular notions of bohemian life and became a cultural phenomenon. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Originally issued 2012-05-29. Transcribed by Produced by Chuck Greif and the Online DistributedProofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book wasproduced from scanned images of public domain materialfrom the Google Print project.). This work is in the public domain in the United States. Sourced from Project Gutenberg (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39858).