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Trilby is an imitation of Thackeray, a very good imitation and immensely readableBernard Shaw, if I remember rightly, considered it to be better than Thackeray in many waysbut to me the most interesting thing about it is the different impressions one derives from reading it first before and then after the career of Hitler.
As I Please 1946
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The thing that now hits one in the eye in reading Trilby is its antisemitism.
As I Please 1946
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Wanting and envying Du Maurier's "Trilby" readership.
Gail Godwin's 'Solo Notes' Journal: Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature Alexandra Carr 2010
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Wanting and envying Du Maurier's "Trilby" readership.
Gail Godwin's 'Solo Notes' Journal: Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature 2010
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In the novel "Trilby" by George du Maurier, who trained Trilby's singing voice by hypnosis?
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In the novel "Trilby" by George du Maurier, who trained Trilby's singing voice by hypnosis?
September 2009 2009
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I remember her concern when BBC Radio serialised 'Trilby' with its Jewish demi-villain.
Calm Down, Calm Down - Or Not Laban 2005
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I remember her concern when BBC Radio serialised 'Trilby' with its Jewish demi-villain.
Archive 2005-07-10 Laban 2005
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I remember her concern when BBC Radio serialised 'Trilby' with its Jewish demi-villain.
July 10, 2005 Laban 2005
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And I fear that you will find many a young lady of to-day, who is content to be ignorant of Homer and Shakespeare, but who is ravished by the charms of "Trilby" or the "Heavenly Twins."
A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford
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