The Magician is an early W. Somerset Maugham novel, originally published in 1908. In this tale, the magician Oliver Haddo, a caricature of Aleister Crowley, attempts to create life. Crowley wrote a critique of this book under the pen name Oliver Haddo, where he accused Maugham of plagiarism.

Language: English

Published in: 1908

Word count: 73,821 words (≈ about 5 hours)

Copyright: This work was published before 1923 and is in the public domain in the USA only.