Amazon.com description: Product Description: From the 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 Facing p. 8 "THE CILICIAN PIRATES": The Cornhill, 1863 18 ILLUSTRATION FOR "WIVES AND DAUGHTERS": The Cornhill, 1864 26 ILLUSTRATION FOR "WIVES AND DAUGHTERS": The Cornhill, 1865 30 SKETCH FOR ABOVE 36 PENCIL STUDIES FROM THE ARTIST'S SKETCH-BOOK 50 ILLUSTRATION FOR "A LEGEND OF CAMELOT"—PART III: Punch, 1866 56 INITIAL LETTER FROM The Cornhill 64 ILLUSTRATION FOR "THE STORY OF A FEATHER": 1867 68 ILLUSTRATION FOR "THE STORY OF A FEATHER": 1867 76 "CAUTION": Punch, 1867 84 BERKELEY SQUARE, 5 P.M.: Punch, 1867 92 ILLUSTRATION FOR "ESMOND" 98 ILLUSTRATION FOR "THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY RICHMOND": The Cornhill, 1870 106 ILLUSTRATION FOR "THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY RICHMOND": The Cornhill, 1871 114 "PROXY": Punch's Almanack, 1874 120 QUEEN PRIMA-DONNA AT HOME: Punch, 1874 130 HONOUR WHERE HONOUR is DUE: Punch, 1880 138 CANON AINGER, from a Portrait in Water-colour by du Maurier 144 THE MUTUAL ADMIRATIONISTS: Punch, 1880 148 MANUSCRIPT 156 GEORGE DU MAURIER, from a Photograph 164 SPEED THE PARTING GUEST: Punch, 1883 172 SKETCH FOR INITIAL LETTER IN The Cornhill, 1883 176 "Sic TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI!" Punch, 1884 182 POST-PRANDIAL PESSIMISTS: Punch, 1892 188 THINGS ONE WOULD RATHER HAVE EXPRESSED DIFFERENTLY: Punch, 1893 194