The Magician is a novel by British author W.
The novel inspired a film of the same name directed in 1926 by Rex Ingram..
The novel was later republished with a foreword by Maugham entitled A Fragment of Autobiography.
Maugham wrote The Magician in London, after he had spent some time living in Paris, where he met Aleister Crowley.
Crowley wrote a critique of this book under the pen name Oliver Haddo, in which he accused Maugham of plagiarism.
In this tale, the Magician Oliver Haddo, a caricature of Aleister Crowley, attempts to create life.
Somerset Maugham, originally published in 1908.
The Magician is a novel by British author W