The magician

Book Cover
Average Rating
Publisher:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Pub. Date:
Varies, see individual formats and editions
Language:
English
Description
The Magician (1909) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Controversial for its portrayal of infidelity and occult ritual, The Magician was instrumental in establishing Maugham's reputation as a leading author of the late Victorian era. Inspired by stories of Aleister Crowley, an influential occultist and magician, Maugham crafted a masterpiece of fantasy fiction that would inspire Crowley himself to write a hit piece for Vanity Fair erroneously accusing the novelist of plagiarism. Arthur Burdon has everything he could ever want. A successful career as a surgeon, financial stability, a beautiful young fiancée-everything. On a trip to Paris to visit Margaret, who is studying to be an artist, he meets a man named Oliver Haddo, a magician and acquaintance of Burdon's teacher Dr. Porhoët. Although Arthur, his fiancée, and their friends are initially impressed with Haddo's magic tricks, things soon take a strange turn when Margaret elopes with the mysterious magician. Distraught, Arthur retreats from life to dedicate himself to his work at the hospital. When Oliver and Margaret show up at a party in London, however, Arthur becomes convinced that his ex-lover is being, held against her will. The Magician is a sinister tale of desire, disappointment, and the occult by a master stylist with a keen sense of the complications inherent to human nature.
Also in This Series
More Like This
More Details
ISBN:
9780143104896
9781513288246
9781420924480
9781982496081
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View

Grouping Information

Grouped Work ID34afb24b-8da4-670b-c040-f05b329e15e6
Grouping Titlemagician
Grouping Authorw somerset maugham
Grouping Categorybook
Grouping LanguageEnglish (eng)
Last Grouping Update2024-03-28 22:18:08PM
Last Indexed2024-03-28 22:27:40PM

Solr Fields

accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
auth_author2
Adams, James
Calder, Robert, 1941-
author
Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965
author2-role
Adams, James,reader
Calder, Robert,1941-
hoopla digital
author_display
Maugham, W. Somerset
display_description
The Magician (1909) is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham. Controversial for its portrayal of infidelity and occult ritual, The Magician was instrumental in establishing Maugham's reputation as a leading author of the late Victorian era. Inspired by stories of Aleister Crowley, an influential occultist and magician, Maugham crafted a masterpiece of fantasy fiction that would inspire Crowley himself to write a hit piece for Vanity Fair erroneously accusing the novelist of plagiarism. Arthur Burdon has everything he could ever want. A successful career as a surgeon, financial stability, a beautiful young fiancée-everything. On a trip to Paris to visit Margaret, who is studying to be an artist, he meets a man named Oliver Haddo, a magician and acquaintance of Burdon's teacher Dr. Porhoët. Although Arthur, his fiancée, and their friends are initially impressed with Haddo's magic tricks, things soon take a strange turn when Margaret elopes with the mysterious magician. Distraught, Arthur retreats from life to dedicate himself to his work at the hospital. When Oliver and Margaret show up at a party in London, however, Arthur becomes convinced that his ex-lover is being, held against her will. The Magician is a sinister tale of desire, disappointment, and the occult by a master stylist with a keen sense of the complications inherent to human nature.
format_category_eh
Audio Books
Books
eBook
format_eh
Book
eAudiobook
eBook
id
34afb24b-8da4-670b-c040-f05b329e15e6
isbn
9780143104896
9781420924480
9781513288246
9781982496081
itype_eh
ADULT BOOK
last_indexed
2024-03-29T04:27:40.573Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Fiction
literary_form_full
Fiction
primary_isbn
9780143104896
publishDate
2007
2010
2013
2021
publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Mint Editions
Neeland Media LLC
Penguin Books
Project Gutenberg
recordtype
grouped_work
series
Penguin classics
series_with_volume
Penguin classics|
subject_facet
Electronic books
Fiction
Horror fiction
Literature -- Fiction
Science fiction
title_display
The magician
title_full
The Magician
The Magician [electronic resource] / W. Somerset Maugham
The magician / W. Somerset Maugham ; introduction and notes by Robert Calder
title_short
The magician
topic_facet
Electronic books
Literature

Solr Details Tables

item_details

Bib IdItem IdShelf LocCall NumFormatFormat CategoryNum CopiesIs Order ItemIs eContenteContent SourceeContent URLDetailed StatusLast CheckinLocation
hoopla:MWT14273364Online Hoopla CollectionOnline HooplaeBookeBook1falsetrueHooplahttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/14273364?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435Available Online
hoopla:MWT11907175Online Hoopla CollectionOnline HooplaeBookeBook1falsetrueHooplahttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11907175?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435Available Online
hoopla:MWT10024168Online Hoopla CollectionOnline HooplaeAudiobookAudio Books1falsetrueHooplahttps://www.hoopladigital.com/title/10024168?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435Available Online
ils:.b23937713.i53123323Mitchell College Book StacksPR6025 .A86 M25 20071falsefalseOn Shelfmcg
overdrive:be5b2d3f-874a-4a9c-ac58-9a928c1371ec7Online OverDrive CollectionOnline OverDriveeBookeBook999999falsetrueOverDriveAvailable Online

record_details

Bib IdFormatFormat CategoryEditionLanguagePublisherPublication DatePhysical DescriptionAbridged
hoopla:MWT14273364eBookeBookEnglishMint Editions20211 online resource (182 pages)
hoopla:MWT11907175eBookeBookEnglishNeeland Media LLC20101 online resource (124 pages)
hoopla:MWT10024168eAudiobookAudio BooksUnabridgedEnglishBlackstone Publishing20131 online resource (1 audio file (7hr., 21 min.)) : digital.
ils:.b23937713BookBooksEnglishPenguin Books2007xxix, 203 pages ; 20 cm.
overdrive:be5b2d3f-874a-4a9c-ac58-9a928c1371eceBookeBookEnglishProject Gutenberg

scoping_details_eh

Bib IdItem IdGrouped StatusStatusLocally OwnedAvailableHoldableBookableIn Library Use OnlyLibrary OwnedHoldable PTypesBookable PTypesLocal Url
hoopla:MWT14273364Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalse
hoopla:MWT11907175Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalse
hoopla:MWT10024168Available OnlineAvailable Onlinefalsetruefalsefalsefalsefalse
ils:.b23937713.i53123323On ShelfOn Shelffalsetruetruefalsefalsefalse2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197