09-10-2007, 09:19 AM | #1 |
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Du Maurier, George: Trilby, v1.2, 10 Sept 2007.
George Du Maurier
Trilby (1894) The famous ‘Punch’ cartoonist eventually turned to novel-writing as his eyesight failed. Wikipedia notes: His second novel Trilby, published in 1894 fits into the gothic horror genre which was undergoing a revival during the fin de siecle. The story of the poor artist's model Trilby O'Ferrall, transformed into a diva under the spell of the evil musical genius Svengali, created a sensation. Soap, songs, dances, toothpaste, and a town in Florida were all named for the heroine, and a variety of soft felt hat with an indented crown (worn in the London stage production of a dramatization of the novel) came to be called a trilby. The plot inspired Gaston Leroux's 1910 potboiler Phantom of the Opera and the innumerable works derived from it. Although initially bemused by Trilby's success, du Maurier eventually came to despise the persistent attention given to his novel. I have used one of du Maurier’s own illustrations as a title image. The source text omitted all the accents and contained a lot of scanning errors, so I have restored accents and reformatted as necessary. Please let me know if I have missed anything. I have incorporated Anais9000's corrections, plus some others, so have taken down the original version (which had 12 views) and am up loading a revised one. This work is assumed to be in the Life+70 public domain OR the copyright holder has given specific permission for distribution. Copyright laws differ throughout the world, and it may still be under copyright in some countries. Before downloading, please check your country's copyright laws. If the book is under copyright in your country, do not download or redistribute this work.
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09-10-2007, 07:46 PM | #2 |
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The à accents don't seem to have gone in right. For example,
à large Persian praying-rug serenading à lady of high degree and à large velveteen cloak Also, you might want to correct a few errors in the etext: banging out a key banging out a bass in a different key the poor old twopenny rone the poor old twopenny tune easy at it seems easy as it seems Y a pas d’ quoi!’ said Trilby ‘Y a pas d’ quoi!’ said Trilby was a difty, drabby little dolly-mop was a dirty, drabby little dolly-mop by the shoulders and plucked her, neck and crop by the shoulders and chucked her, neck and crop that if the ever dared to show that if she ever dared to show temples were decidedly rimy temples were decidedly grimy very well or another day or two very well for another day or two and went forth into the sunny streets, and went forth into the sunny street, au-dessus de Pentresol au-dessus de l'entresol that he thoroughly; well knew what he was about that he thoroughly well knew what he was about Then Dubose: Then Dubsoc: the bar couplets. the four couplets. many flirtings from one poor nest to another many flittings from one poor nest to another a my and ever-welcome vision a sunny and ever-welcome vision on the model-irone on the model-throne One of these sketches (in water-colour Little Billee) One of these sketches (in water-colour by Little Billee) they should line at home they should dine at home her share in the banquet, id on these occasions her share in the banquet. And on these occasions loneliness id homelessness loneliness and homelessness a modern French masher! a modern French master! red peppers mussels, saffron, red peppers, mussels, saffron, would be indefinately more admired would be infinitely more admired would never beat for him.! would never beat for him! finest in the Pare Monceau; finest in the Parc Monceau; gentillesses ~ surely gentillesses -- surely lay himself down to the of sheer starvation lay himself down to die of sheer starvation warriorsmade the military salute warriors made the military salute curaroa curaçoa frontage d’Italie fromage d’Italie joyful anticipation They water somewhat joyful anticipation. They water somewhat Allonns Allons cruellest sung of all was cruellest sting of all was failed to the this time failed to die this time back to Germany, it seemed with his back to Germany, it seemed, with his himself a greater, But that was no merit himself a greater. But that was no merit each smoking a Panatellas, each smoking a Panatella, content to paint diem in content to paint them in The ’orn of the ’unter is ‘card on the ’ill The ’orn of the ’unter is ’eard on the ’ill that blackguard Svengali’s pupil-He has married that blackguard Svengali’s pupil. He has married But all my family dwells upon Nancy. But all my fancy dwells upon Nancy. become a gendeman become a gentleman a few strikes of the pickaxe a few strokes of the pickaxe to marry Mile. Passefil to marry Mlle. Passefil Due de la Rochemartel Duc de la Rochemartel almost forgot that was a mere preparation almost forgot that it was a mere preparation Jenny Linds, Crisis, Jenny Linds, Grisis, had been quite simple just a few obvious had been quite simple -- just a few obvious what remains of it the out what remains of it die out happened prefer you happened to prefer you ‘Good heavens?’ said Little Billee ‘Good heavens!’ said Little Billee accessory before, the act accessory before the act not since the Christmas festivity not since the Christmas mass festivity till he made me the of laughing till he made me die of laughing remanded till the result of the post-mortem, should be made public remanded till the result of the post-mortem should be made public unsuccessful musical stragglers unsuccessful musical strugglers if you should the unrepentant if you should die unrepentant eastern Russia out of the mysterious East eastern Russia -- out of the mysterious East she was beginning, to feel strangely uncomfortable she was beginning to feel strangely uncomfortable beautiful note you ever heard except all her others! beautiful note you ever heard -- except all her others! she saw Svengali the in the box opposite she saw Svengali die in the box opposite JSWolf -- May I respectfully request that you do not edit my posts. I find it offensive that you are using your ability as a moderator to change what I have written. If you want to add something, however idiotic, please do it in a reply. Last edited by Anais9000; 09-10-2007 at 11:27 PM. Reason: If you are going to correct someone, get your corrections coorrect. -- should have been emdashes — |
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Thanks. It was a very poor scan. I will bring out a revised version in the next day or two.
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I've taken down the original version and replaced it with a corrected one.
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Thread title changed as per request
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