George du Maurier

thumb|George du Maurier George Louis Palmella Busson Du Maurier (6 March 1834 – 8 October 1896) was a French-born British author and cartoonist. Quotes A little work, a little gayTo keep us going—and so good-day!A little warmth, a little lightOf love’s bestowing—and so, good-night.A little fun, to match the sorrowOf each day’s growing—and so, good-morrow!A little trust that when we dieWe reap our sowing—and so—good-bye! Trilby (1894). Compare: PEU DE CHOSELa vie est vaine, Un peu d’amour,Un peu de haine, Et puis—Bonjour!La vie est brève: Un peu d’espoir,Un peu de rève Et puis—Bon soir! Léon de Montenaeken; translated by Louise Chandler Moulton as: Ah, brief is Life,Love’s short sweet way,With dreamings rife,And then—Good-day!And Life is vain—Hope’s vague delight,Grief’s transient pain,And then—Good-night. Life ain’t all beer and skittles, and more’s the pity; but what’s the odds, so long as you’re happy? Trilby (1894). External links Biography at Centre for Whistler studies George Du Maurier at Lambiek.net George Du Maurier, the Satirist of the Victorians by T. Martin Wood. Full text of the 1913 book from Project Gutenberg George_du_Maurier George du Maurier Gallery of Du Maurier cartoons at Punchcartoons.com Category:Novelists from France Category:People from Paris Category:Cartoonists Category:1834 births Category:1896 deaths Category:People from England Category:Victorian novelists