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Martian; a novel (1897). By: George Du Maurier (6 March 1834 - 8 October 1896).: Novel (with illustrations by the author)

Martian; a novel (1897). By: George Du Maurier (6 March 1834 - 8 October 1896).: Novel (with illustrations by the author)

          
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The Martian, by George du Maurier, published in 1898, largely autobiographical, novel that describes the lives of two bosom friends, Barty Josselin and Robert Maurice, starting from their school days in Paris in the 1850s. Written in long descriptive passages with very little dialogue and many digressions, the book had considerably less success in its time than its predecessor, the popular Trilby.Of a rather loose construction, its main points of interest lie for today's readers in lively descriptions of "la vie de bohême" and different parts of Paris through the second half of the 19th century, pages on Mechelen in Belgium and Whitby in the 1870s, and its superb illustrations. As in Trilby, we find the recurrent theme of antisemitism, but less prominently than in the earlier work. What is new in it is the use of Swedenborgianism. Du Maurier writes that, to the most sceptical he [Swedenborg] has restored that absolute conviction of an indestructible germ of Immortality within us, born of remembrance made perfect and complete after dissolution: he alone has built the golden bridge in the middle of which science and faith can shake hands. (p. 385) In fact the "Martian" of the title is none other than an entity that undergoes successive reincarnations ad infinitum. This concept is linked to contemporary interest in eugenics. This theme is explored in the context of the life of Barty and his offspring in the second half of the novel, starting with the beginnings of his loss of eyesight and his consultation of a reputed ophthalmologist in Düsseldorf, which is a genuine autobiographical piece of writing from du Maurier. It is implied that Barty's and his wife Leah's moral, intellectual and physical perfection will be passed on to evolve into even more perfect children to build a more perfect race of beings in the future And to whom but Barty Josselin do we owe it that our race is on an average already from four to six inches taller than it was thirty years ago, men and women alike; that strength and beauty are rapidly becoming the rule among us, and weakness and ugliness the exception?.............. George Louis Palmella Busson du Maurier (6 March 1834 - 8 October 1896) was a Franco-British cartoonist and author, known for his cartoons in Punch and for his novel Trilby. He was the father of actor Sir Gerald du Maurier and grandfather of writers Angela du Maurier and Dame Daphne du Maurier. He was also the father of Sylvia Llewelyn Davies and grandfather of the five boys who inspired J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan.


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  • ISBN-13: 9781546688174
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 254 mm
  • No of Pages: 236
  • Spine Width: 13 mm
  • Weight: 476 gr
  • ISBN-10: 154668817X
  • Publisher Date: 14 May 2017
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: George Du Maurier (6 March 1834 - 8 October 1896).: Novel (with illustrations by the author)
  • Width: 203 mm


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