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Widely considered John Fowles's masterpiece, The Magus is "a dynamo of suspense and horror...a dizzying, electrifying chase through the labyrinth of the soul....Read it in one sitting if possible-but read it" ( New York Times ). A young Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching... Read Full Overview

A man trapped in a millionare's deadly game of political and sexual betrayal. Filled with shocks and chilling surprises, "The Magus" is a masterwork of contemporary literature. In it, a young Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching position on a Greek island where his friendship... Read Full Overview

A man trapped in a millionare's deadly game of political and sexual betrayal. Filled with shocks and chilling surprises,The Magusis a masterwork of contemporary literature. In it, a young Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching position on a Greek island where his friendship... Read Full Overview

WITH AN AFTERWORD FROM THE AUTHOR

Nicholas Urfe accepts a teaching post on a beautiful, remote Greek island, in order to escape an love affair gone sour. He meets the enigmatic Maurice Conchis, who introduces him to the exquisitely lovely Lily, his ideal of the perfect woman. But is she flesh or fantasy? As... Read Full Overview

The Magus is a masterwork of contemporary literature. A young Englishman, Nicholas Urfe, accepts a teaching position on a Greek island where his friendship with the owner of the island's most magnificent estate leads him into a nightmare. Urfe becomes a desperate man fighting... Read Full Overview

Nicholas Urfe accepts a teaching post on a beautiful, remote Greek island, in order to escape an love affair gone sour. He meets the enigmatic Maurice Conchis, who introduces him to the exquisitely lovely Lily, his ideal of the perfect woman. But is she flesh or fantasy? As... Read Full Overview