But then she sees a photo of her hero, of the man himself, and for a brief moment she is transported back to the concert hall, the finale of American Idol, and she soars, it's her moment, She Can Sing. She engages a singing master but her voice is just not good enough for her to perform live and it seems all is lost. Simon Svengali dies and without his magic hypnosis and autotune, Trilby finds she cannot sing at all. I will have to find another girl, one who will not defy me in the end. I am a pimp then, a pimp with my girls,īut she betrayed me. Perhaps I will find another little protegee, a string of them. Soon she is playing in larger clubs and gets more money and I make more money.

I take the money, she sings more excreble nonsense and always they pay and she gives me half. I taught her phrase by phrase, she was my instrument.

A good voice, but that won't make a great singer. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.'They will not let me play myself, but I can teach, I taught the girl to sing, she was nothing by herself. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Read more Du Maurier was a celebrated caricaturist for Punch magazine and his drawings for the novel form part of its appeal - this edition includes his most significant illustrations. The setting of the story reflects the author's bohemian years as an art student in Paris indeed James McNeill Whistler was to recognize himself in one of the early serialized instalments. Immensely popular for a number of years, the novel led to a hit play, a series of popular films, and the trilby hat. 'You shall see nothing, hear nothing, think of nothing but Svengali, Svengali, Svengali!' First published in 1894, the story of the diva Trilby O'Ferrall and her mesmeric mentor, Svengali, has entered the mythology of the time alongside Dracula and Sherlock Holmes. Num Pages: 368 pages, original drawings by the author.

George Du Maurier's drawings for the novel form part of its appeal - this edition includes his most significant illustrations. First published in 1894, the story of the diva Trilby O'Ferrall and her mesmeric mentor, Svengali, has entered the popular imagination.

Trilby by george du maurier