Trilby (novel)

unincorporated community in Florida, USA

thumb|Leonard Cohen wearing a trilby A trilby is a narrow-brimmed type of hat. The trilby was once viewed as the rich man's favored hat; it is sometimes called the "brown trilby" in Britain and was frequently seen at the horse races.

thumbnail|Svengali as a spider in his web. Illustration by [[George du Maurier (1895).]] Svengali () is a character in the novel Trilby which was first published in 1894 by George du Maurier. Svengali is a Jewish man who seduces, dominates and exploits Trilby, a young orphan girl working in Paris, and makes her into a famous singer.

1894 novel by George du Maurier