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The Magician

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Based on 3,028 Ratings and 342 Reviews

Book Description
The Magician is a story originally published in 1908. In this novel, the magician Oliver Haddo attempts to create life. Haddo was a caricature of Aleister Crowley. The novel inspired a 1926 Rex Ingram film of the same name. Later Maugham commented he had spent days and days reading in the library of the British Museum to come by all the material on the black arts.
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PublisherCreateSpace
BindingPaperback (30 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages160
ISBN-101449981879
ISBN-13978-1449981877
Publication Date12/21/2009
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About W. Somerset Maugham (Author) : W. Somerset Maugham is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of W. Somerset Maugham include The Merry-Go-Round, Mrs. Craddock, Explorer, and Hero.
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