The Magician
W. Somerset Maugham
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The Magician follows Oliver Haddo as he attempts to create life. He has a fight with a friend, Arthur, after kicking his fiancees dog. Following this fight, he seduces the fiancee, Margaret, with magic and the newlyweds away to Italy. Arthur returns to England to lick his wounds. Meanwhile, Margaret's former roommate, Susie, has fallen for Arthur, although she knows it is hopeless. Eventually, all four meet up at a dinner party and Arthur rescues Margaret from her loveless marriage.
After this novel was published in 1908, he was accused of plagiarism by magician Aleister Crowley. It was re-published in 1909, with some changes. It was made into a motion picture in 1926. - Summary by LynneT (8 hr 6 min)
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A Fragment of Autobiography | 16:02 | Leído por phineas2000 |
Chapter I | 14:57 | Leído por Tim Rowe |
Chapter II | 18:00 | Leído por Tim Rowe |
Chapter III | 33:01 | Leído por Tim Rowe |
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Chapter VIII | 38:58 | Leído por Tim Rowe |
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Chapter X | 22:26 | Leído por KimberlyB |
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Chapter XIII | 34:33 | Leído por Owlivia |
Chapter XIV | 29:50 | Leído por KimberlyB |
Chapter XV | 17:12 | Leído por KimberlyB |
Chapter XVI | 51:32 | Leído por phineas2000 |