George du Maurier

Absent, however, are other Punch cartoonists like Sir John Tenniel and that most successful satirist of the English Aesthetic movement, George du Maurier.

Making a Mockery of It All Barrymore Laurence Scherer 2011

It owes something to the idea of 'dreaming true' in George du Maurier's Peter Ibbetson and even more to Henry James's tale 'The Great Good Place'.

A Man of Parts by David Lodge – review 2011

Rebecca author Daphne du Maurier's grandfather George du Maurier penned the Trilby novel that's best known for its controlling Svengali character who became a dictionary word.

Dave Astor: Famous Authors Related by Blood or Marriage Dave Astor 2011

Rebecca author Daphne du Maurier's grandfather George du Maurier penned the Trilby novel that's best known for its controlling Svengali character who became a dictionary word.

Dave Astor: Famous Authors Related by Blood or Marriage Dave Astor 2011

Rebecca author Daphne du Maurier's grandfather George du Maurier penned the Trilby novel that's best known for its controlling Svengali character who became a dictionary word.

Dave Astor: Famous Authors Related by Blood or Marriage Dave Astor 2011

It's as though she's imagining how delightful it would be to be a fly on the wall at a formal dinner hosted by Oscar Wilde where the guests include Henry James, Robert Browning, George du Maurier, John Singer Sargent, and Samuel Clemens.

Carol Hoenig: Henry James Meets Jack the Ripper--Maybe 2010

It's as though she's imagining how delightful it would be to be a fly on the wall at a formal dinner hosted by Oscar Wilde where the guests include Henry James, Robert Browning, George du Maurier, John Singer Sargent, and Samuel Clemens.

Carol Hoenig: Henry James Meets Jack the Ripper--Maybe 2010

In the novel "Trilby" by George du Maurier, who trained Trilby's singing voice by hypnosis?

The Friday Brain-teaser from Credo Reference 2009

In the novel "Trilby" by George du Maurier, who trained Trilby's singing voice by hypnosis?

September 2009 2009

She was born in 1907 into the artistic aristocracy of England: Her grandfather, George du Maurier, was a novelist and cartoonist, and her father, Gerald, was a successful actor and theater manager.

An Overlooked Literary Genius? 2008