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George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians By: T. Martin Wood |
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A Review of His Art and Personality by T. MARTIN WOOD With Forty One Illustrations London Chatto & Windus 1913 [Illustration: George du Maurier From a portrait in water colour by himself. In the possession of the Artist's widow.]
PREFACE
Du Maurier worked for periodicals which buried in a back number each
phase of his work as it came to an end. Thus it is that he is,
unfortunately, chiefly now remembered by the last the most accessible,
but not by any means the finest period of his work. The present book is an attempt to correct this and to bring forward du
Maurier's name again in the light of his earlier achievement. No book on the artist, however, would be complete which omitted all
reference to his literary attainment; nor would it be in order in an
essay of this extent not to seek to demonstrate that connection which
always exists between the life and the work of an artist of distinctive
temperament. The author has endeavoured, in the chapter devoted to
outlining the main incidents of du Maurier's career, to regard the
feeling of his representatives that the autobiography of the novels is
itself so complete and sensitive as scarcely to call at present for
anything supplemental. He wishes to acknowledge the kindness of the
artist's family in lending him portraits, sketch books, and manuscript
with the permission for reproduction; also of Mr. W. Lawrence Bradbury,
so zealous a guardian of all that redounds to the fame of his great
journal, for every kind of assistance; and of Sir Francis Burnand, du
Maurier's Editor and comrade, for letters assisting him to form an
impression of du Maurier in the flesh. Messrs. Smith, Elder & Co. have
also been generous in allowing the reproduction of the four drawings
included here, which appeared originally in the Cornhill Magazine . The
author only wishes that he felt that what he has written more justified
this consideration from everyone who was approached in connection with
his undertaking.
CONTENTS I. THE WORLD OF DU MAURIER II. THE ART OF DU MAURIER III. DU MAURIER AS AUTHOR IV. LIFE OF THE ARTIST V. THE ILLUSTRATIONS
ILLUSTRATIONS GEORGE DU MAURIER, from a Portrait in Water colour by Himself
(Frontispiece) ILLUSTRATION FOR "RECOLLECTIONS OF AN ENGLISH GOLD MINE":
Once a Week , 1861 "THE CILICIAN PIRATES": The Cornhill, 1863 ILLUSTRATION FOR "WIVES AND DAUGHTERS": The Cornhill , 1864 ILLUSTRATION FOR "WIVES AND DAUGHTERS": The Cornhill , 1865 SKETCH FOR ABOVE PENCIL STUDIES FROM THE ARTIST'S SKETCH BOOK ILLUSTRATION FOR "A LEGEND OF CAMELOT" PART III: Punch , 1866 INITIAL LETTER FROM The Cornhill ILLUSTRATION FOR "THE STORY OF A FEATHER": 1867 ILLUSTRATION FOR "THE STORY OF A FEATHER": 1867 "CAUTION": Punch , 1867 BERKELEY SQUARE, 5 P.M.: Punch , 1867 ILLUSTRATION FOR "ESMOND" ILLUSTRATION FOR "THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY RICHMOND":
The Cornhill , 1870 ILLUSTRATION FOR "THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY RICHMOND":
The Cornhill , 1871 "PROXY": Punch's Almanack , 1874 QUEEN PRIMA DONNA AT HOME: Punch , 1874 HONOUR WHERE HONOUR is DUE: Punch , 1880 CANON AINGER, from a Portrait in Water colour by du Maurier THE MUTUAL ADMIRATIONISTS: Punch , 1880 MANUSCRIPT GEORGE DU MAURIER, from a Photograph SPEED THE PARTING GUEST: Punch , 1883 SKETCH FOR INITIAL LETTER IN The Cornhill , 1883 "Sic TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI!" Punch , 1884 POST PRANDIAL PESSIMISTS: Punch , 1892 THINGS ONE WOULD RATHER HAVE EXPRESSED DIFFERENTLY: Punch , 1893 There are also several Tailpieces, chronologically arranged
GEORGE DU MAURIER I THE WORLD OF DU MAURIER ยง1
We have in the portfolio of du Maurier the epic of the drawing room.
Many of the Victorians, including the Queen, and Alfred Lord Tennyson,
seem to have viewed life from the drawing room window. They gazed
straight across the room from the English hearthrug as from undoubtedly
the greatest place on earth. They were probably right... Continue reading book >>
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