The Magician A Novel (Paperback)
| Author: W. Somerset Maugham |
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Lightning Source Inc
ISBN-10: 1421848597
ISBN-13: 9781421848594
Sku: 205581935
Publish Date: 8/27/2007
Pages:
280
Age Range:
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Arthur Burdon and Dr. Porhoit walked in silence. (from the first line)
| In 1897, after spending five years at St Thomas's Hospital I passed the examinations which enabled me to practise medicine. While still a medical student I had published a novel called Liza of Lambeth which caused a mild sensation, and on the strength of |
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Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married, to the delight of their friends and family. Then Oliver Haddo arrives on the scene. Fearsome, repulsive, he is a source of fascination for Margaret's single friend Susie. But it is Margaret who ultimately falls for Oliver.
Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married, to the delight of their friends and family. Then Oliver Haddo arrives on the scene. Fearsome, repulsive, he is a source of fascination for Margaret's single friend Susie. But it is Margaret who ultimately falls for Oliver.
Author Bio
W. Somerset Maugham
William Somerset Maugham received a medical degree from Heidelberg University, after which he practiced medicine. However, his first novel, "Liza of Lambeth" (1897), was such a success that it enabled him to give it up and write full time. He is the author of several well-known novels, plays, and short stories, and died in 1965 at the age of 92.William Somerset Maugham received a medical degree from Heidelberg University, after which he practiced medicine. However, his first novel, "Liza of Lambeth" (1897), was such a success that it enabled him to give it up and write full time. He is the author of several well-known novels, plays, and short stories, and died in 1965 at the age of 92.
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New York Times
"Maugham tells his tale of the weird and horrible with a simple sincerity and a constant matching of unhallowed practices with the clean, sweet things of common life that make its effect uncommonly impressive."
"Maugham tells his tale of the weird and horrible with a simple sincerity and a constant matching of unhallowed practices with the clean, sweet things of common life that make its effect uncommonly impressive."
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