"The Magician" by W. Somerset Maugham is a captivating novel from the early 1900s where love clashes with dark ambition and hidden magical forces. The story follows Arthur Burdon, a talented surgeon pulled to Paris by both his affections for Margaret Dauncey and a zeal for medical knowledge. His path crosses with Dr. Porhoët, an old confidant versed in the mysterious arts, setting the stage for unsettling events. Their conversations highlight Oliver Haddo, a magician with dangerous abilities, as he soon comes onto the scene, causing excitement and fear. The clash between Burdon's rational, science-based view and Haddo's shadowy, magical realm teases an exciting test between logic and the supernatural.
The Magician
By W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
In a world where love and medicine meet dark magic, a surgeon must confront a sinister magician to protect everything he holds dear.
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About the AuthorWilliam Somerset Maugham was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university. He became a medical student in London and qualified as a physician in 1897. He never practised medicine, and became a full-time writer. His first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), a study of life in the slums, attracted attention, but it was as a playwright that he first achieved national celebrity. By 1908 he had four plays running at once in the West End of London. He wrote his 32nd and last play in 1933, after which he abandoned the theatre and concentrated on novels and short stories.
William Somerset Maugham was an English writer, known for his plays, novels and short stories. Born in Paris, where he spent his first ten years, Maugham was schooled in England and went to a German university. He became a medical student in London and qualified as a physician in 1897. He never practised medicine, and became a full-time writer. His first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), a study of life in the slums, attracted attention, but it was as a playwright that he first achieved national celebrity. By 1908 he had four plays running at once in the West End of London. He wrote his 32nd and last play in 1933, after which he abandoned the theatre and concentrated on novels and short stories.
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