An edition of The Magician (1908)

The Magician

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The Magician
William Somerset Maugham
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An edition of The Magician (1908)

The Magician

  • 3.50 ·
  • 2 Ratings
  • 53 Want to read
  • 3 Currently reading
  • 6 Have read

Maugham wrote The Magician after meeting the famous magician and occultist Aleister Crowly in Paris. He caricatures Crowly as the protagonist Oliver Haddo, a magician who is attempting to create life. Crowly later accused Maugham of plagiarism and Maugham added the foreword A Fragment of Autobiography, which is included in this edition.

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The Floating Press
Language
English

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Edition Availability
Cover of: The Magician
The Magician
2021, Standard Ebooks
in English
Cover of: The Magician
The Magician
2009, The Floating Press
eBook in English
Cover of: Der Magier
Der Magier: ein parapsychologischer Roman
2007, Diogenes
in German
Cover of: The Magician
The Magician
June 1, 2006, Aegypan
Paperback in English
Cover of: Mag
Mag
1998, Geleos
in Russian
Cover of: The Magician
The Magician
November 1, 1992, Penguin Classics
in English
Cover of: Magician
Magician: Together with a Fragment of Autobiography
August 31, 1978, Penguin (Non-Classics)
Cover of: The Magician
The Magician
1956, Heinemann
in English
Cover of: The magician
The magician
1909, Duffield
in English
Cover of: The magician
The magician
1908, George H. Doran co.

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OL24282661M
ISBN 13
9781775415152
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44C2A1F2-82DA-4C4B-8DA7-16229724F254

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Stunningly rejacketed as part of a major reinvention of this neglected 20th century masterSet in the bohemian cafe society of Paris at the turn of the nineteenth century, Maugham's exploration of hypnotism and the occult was inspired by the sinister black magician Aleister Crowley. At the start of this compulsive gothic horror story, Arthur and his beautiful, innocent fiancee Margaret look forward to an idyllic life together, until they encounter the mesmerising and repulsive Oliver Haddo...

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