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George Du Maurier was a famous French-British artist, cartoonist and novelist. He was born in Paris, but came to London to work as a chemist. His first cartoon was published in magazine Punch in 1860, and he remained a staff artist for the rest of his life.
Illustrator, cartoonist and novelist George du Maurier was a French-born author and cartoonist. He studied chemistry, but later turned to art for a livelihood. In spite of the loss of one eye when he was a young man, he became a successful illustrator and in 1864 joined the staff of Punch. His novels include Peter Ibbetson (1892), dramatised in 1915 and later made into an opera by Deems Taylor ...
The Martian, by George du Maurier, is a largely autobiographical [citation needed] novel published in 1898 and the author's third. It describes the life of Barty Josselin as told by his close friend Robert Maurice, starting from their school days in Paris in the 1850s. Written in long descriptive passages with very little dialogue and many ...
30 dic 2018 · ABSTRACT. Though well-known as the author of Trilby and the creator of Svengali, the writer-artist George Du Maurier had many other accomplishments that are less familiar to modern audiences. This collection traces Du Maurier’s role as a participant in the wider cultural life of his time, restoring him to his proper status as a major ...
Literature portal. Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, [1] DBE ( / duː ˈmɒrieɪ /; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was George du Maurier, a writer and cartoonist .
George du Maurier wurde in Paris geboren und wuchs in dem seinerzeit noch von der Hauptstadt unabhängigen Vorort Passy auf. Seine Kindheitseindrücke hat er in seinem Erstlingswerk Peter Ibbetson verarbeitet. Während sein gleichnamiger Titelheld in der Rue de la Pompe aufwächst, lebte der junge George du Maurier zwischen 1842 und 1847 in ...
George du Maurier Cartoons. 148 images Created 29 Sep 2011. Punch cartoons by George du Maurier. Not only one of Punch magazine's greatest cartoonists (as well as novelist of 'Trilby') but a social commentator of the middle classes and high 'Society'. He was a visionary with his cartoon 'inventions', some of which are only now becoming real ...
