The Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset) 1874-1965 creator text utu 2004 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Magician" by W. Somerset Maugham is a novel published in 1908. When renowned surgeon Arthur Burdon visits Paris to see his fiancée Margaret, he encounters Oliver Haddo, a mysterious figure claiming to possess magical powers. After Haddo seduces and marries Margaret, Arthur must confront the sinister magician's true intentions. Based on Maugham's real-life encounter with occultist Aleister Crowley, this tale of supernatural manipulation explores the dangerous intersection of forbidden knowledge and human ambition. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Magician_(Maugham_novel) Release date is 2004-12-04 Suzanne Shell, Mary Meehan and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team Original publication data not identified Paris (France) -- Fiction Magic -- Fiction PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14257 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14257 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133333.0 14257