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The Magician

W. Somerset Maugham

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Maugham’s enchanting tale of secrets and fatal attraction The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham’s most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid set of characters. In fin de siecle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves—until the menacing and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Release: February 27, 2007

ISBN: 0143104896

ISBN 13: 9780143104896

The Magician

W. Somerset Maugham

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Maugham’s enchanting tale of secrets and fatal attraction The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham’s most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its astonishingly vivid set of characters. In fin de siecle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselves—until the menacing and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears.

Language: English

Pages: 240

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Classics

Release: February 27, 2007

ISBN: 0143104896

ISBN 13: 9780143104896

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