Trilby by George Du Maurier

First published in the year 1894, the present horror fiction ‘Trilby’ by George Du Maurier was one of very popular works of its time. It is set in the 1850s in an idyllic bohemian Paris. Though it features the stories of two English artists and a Scottish artist, one of the most memorable characters is Svengali, a rogue, masterful musician and hypnotist.