Trilbyana: The Rise and Progress of a Popular Novel

The pamphlet collects contemporary commentary and miscellanea about George du Maurier's popular novel, assembling reviews, letters, and reproductions that trace its rapid rise in public taste. It surveys theatrical adaptations, stage entertainments, and the artistic quarrel sparked by a caricatured likeness and an ensuing protest, offers personal sketches and portraits of the novelist and his circle, reproduces illustrations and songs associated with the craze, and includes critical inquiries into the story's sources and antecedents. Arranged in short topical sections, it blends reportage, criticism, and cultural anecdote to document the novel's reception and influence on late‑nineteenth‑century readers and performers.