Paul Kelver vs The Magician: Which Should You Read?

Cover of Paul Kelver Paul Kelver Jerome Klapka Jérôme · 1902 ★★★★☆ 3.8 322 pages · ≈ 5 h 58 m · Challenging

IN WHICH THE AUTHOR SEEKS TO CAST THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS STORY UPON ANOTHER.

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Cover of The Magician The Magician William Somerset Maugham · 1908 ★★★★☆ 4.0 310 pages · ≈ 5 h 44 m · Challenging

Stunningly rejacketed as part of a major reinvention of this neglected 20th century masterSet in the bohemian cafe society of Paris at the turn of the nineteenth century, Maugham's exploration of hypnotism and the…

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Editions 66 313
Film adaptations 1 1
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