244 pages
English language
Published Feb. 27, 1977 by Arno Press.
The Magician
Together With a Fragment of Autobiography (Works of W. Somerset Maugham Ser.) The works of W. Somerset Maugham
W. Somerset Maugham: The Magician (1977, Arno Press)
- ISBN:
- 978-0-405-07814-9
- OCLC Number:
- 2330945
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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...
