The Magician - William Somerset Maugham (1908)

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Incredibly clad as part of a major reinvention of this forgotten 20th century master. Set in the bohemian café society of Paris in the early 19th century, Maugham's exploration of hypnotism and the occult was inspired by the sinister black magician Aleister Crowley. At the beginning of this compulsive gothic horror story, Arthur and his beautiful, innocent fiancée Margaret look forward to an idyllic life together, until they encounter the fascinating and repulsive Oliver Haddo...
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Fiction, Magicians, Magic, English authors, Biography, Good and evil, Europe, fiction, Psychological fiction, British and Irish fiction (fictional works by an author), Fiction, horror, Paris (France), fiction, General fiction, Magier, English literature, Fiction in English, Fiction in English 1900- TextsPlaces
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Translation of: The magician.