the novel 'trilby' was written by george du maurier in 1894. since then, the names 'trilby' and 'svengali' have been woven into our vocabulary. the 'trilby' hat was first worn in a stage production of the story. anyone said to have artistic control over another is considered a 'svengali.'
george du maurier was the grandfather of daphne du maurier, one of england's most reknown writers.
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