Повесть впервые опубликована в журнале The Court and Society Review в 1887 г. В 1891 г. вошла в отдельно изданный сборник «Преступление лорда Артура...
Maugham’s enchanting tale of secrets and fatal attraction The Magician is one of Somerset Maugham’s most complex and perceptive novels. Running through it is the theme of evil, deftly woven into a story as memorable for its action as for its...