| The Magician Contributor(s): Maugham, W. Somerset (Author), Calder, Robert (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0143104896 ISBN-13: 9780143104896 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $20.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: Maughams enchanting tale of secrets and fatal attraction "The Magician" is one of Somerset Maughams 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 characters. In fin de sicle Paris, Arthur and Margaret are engaged to be married. Everyone approves and everyone seems to be enjoying themselvesuntil the sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Horror - General - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006047294 |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.43" H x 5.12" W x 7.74" (0.38 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 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 sinister and repulsive Oliver Haddo appears. |