{"product_id":"the-magician-paperback-7","title":"The Magician - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. Somerset Maugham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e2020 Reprint of the 1908 Edition. \u003cem\u003eThe Magician\u003c\/em\u003e is one of Somerset Maugham's early novels. Running through it is the theme of evil as personified by Haddo  Aleister Crowley] and other 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. In this novel the magician, Oliver Haddo, is a caricature of Aleister Crowley. Crowley wrote a critique of this book under the pen name Oliver Haddo, in which he accused Maugham of plagiarism. Maugham wrote \u003cem\u003eThe Magician in London\u003c\/em\u003e, after he had spent some time living in Paris, where he met Aleister Crowley. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 196\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 31, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729038708799,"sku":"9781684224838","price":15.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/fa4d87f80745ca5ef86a25f287bacbf1.webp?v=1765120727","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-magician-paperback-7","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}