Svengali! . . . Svengali! . . . Svengali! George du Maurier. Scanned image and text by George P. Landow [This image may be used without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose.]
Commentary: The deathbed scene from Du Maurier's best selling novel Trilby, which uses the compositional techniques of religious and historical painting, has far more drama than his works of social satire and commentary. [GPL]
References
George du Maurier. Trilby. New York: Harper and Brothers, d?.
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