Trilby
George Du Maurier
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Trilby, published in 1894, fits into the Gothic horror genre which was undergoing a revival during the Fin de siècle and is one of the most popular novels of its time, perhaps the second best selling novel of the Fin de siècle period after Bram Stoker's Dracula.
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 Trilby, 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, and introduced the phrase "in the altogether" (meaning "completely unclothed") to the English language. (Summary from Wikipedia) (11 hr 12 min)
Chapitres
| Part First (Part 1) | 27:53 | Lu par Christian Al-Kadi |
| Part First (Part 2) | 28:32 | Lu par Christian Al-Kadi |
| Part First (Part 3) | 22:50 | Lu par Christian Al-Kadi |
| Part First (Part 4) | 16:29 | Lu par David Lawrence |
| Part Second (Part 1) | 20:05 | Lu par Estelle Jobson |
| Part Second (Part 2) | 19:32 | Lu par Estelle Jobson |
| Part Second (Part 3) | 18:47 | Lu par Estelle Jobson |
| Part Second (Part 4) | 18:01 | Lu par Jersey City Frankie |
| Part Third (Part 1) | 23:22 | Lu par erich v |
| Part Third (Part 2) | 22:08 | Lu par Jersey City Frankie |
| Part Third (Part 3) | 20:55 | Lu par Estelle Jobson |
| Part Fourth (Part 1) | 18:48 | Lu par Estelle Jobson |
| Part Fourth (Part 2) | 22:53 | Lu par Barry Eads |
| Part Fourth (Part 3) | 35:08 | Lu par Jc Guan |
| Part Fifth (Part 1) | 19:17 | Lu par Nadine Eckert-Boulet |
| Part Fifth (Part 2) | 19:10 | Lu par Nadine Eckert-Boulet |
| Part Fifth (Part 3) | 25:14 | Lu par Jersey City Frankie |
| Part Fifth (Part 4) | 39:22 | Lu par Jc Guan |
| Part Sixth (Part 1) | 22:19 | Lu par Jc Guan |
| Part Sixth (Part 2) | 20:52 | Lu par Jc Guan |
| Part Sixth (Part 3) | 20:01 | Lu par Jc Guan |
| Part Sixth (Part 4) | 18:16 | Lu par Jersey City Frankie |
| Part Seventh (Part 1) | 21:11 | Lu par Estelle Jobson |
| Part Seventh (Part 2) | 19:34 | Lu par Estelle Jobson |
| Part Seventh (Part 3) | 19:29 | Lu par Estelle Jobson |
| Part Seventh (Part 4) | 20:39 | Lu par Estelle Jobson |
| Part Eighth (Part 1) | 20:52 | Lu par Estelle Jobson |
| Part Eighth (Part 2) | 18:53 | Lu par Estelle Jobson |
| Part Eighth (Part 3) | 26:41 | Lu par Jc Guan |
| Part Eighth (Part 4) | 25:22 | Lu par Jc Guan |
Critiques
Miss Petticoat
Miss Petticoat
Splendid. I now have the answer to the question recently asked of me by a friend, "What is your favourite book?": Trilby! Each narrator handled their readings exquisitely. My personal favourite narrator was the sweet, gentle voice of the French Canadian reader whose name I couldn't quite make out. I also really enjoyed Jersey City Frankie's readings. Thank you to everyone who contributed and brought these delightful characters to life. Such a sympathetic story.
Unusual Story
Renee M
The readers did a decent job with this anti-Semitic melodrama. The first half tells of expatriate bohemians in Paris. The second tells what becomes of them, including the beautiful young model, Trilby, who becomes a singing sensation under the tutelage of the mysterious Svengali. It is interesting to note that the novel was wildly successful in its day, making the name Svengali synonymous with someone who has a seemingly hypnotic control over another person.
This has not aged well
Melanie Scheidler
The book is decently well written, though sometimes unnecessarily detailed which gets a bit boring. Trilby is a quite original character but as far as I've come the only one. And well, the anti semitic cliche sinister jew villain does not help. Doubt I'll finish it. The reading was solid though.