Episodi

  • Town is Drowning-C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl

    Town is Drowning-C. M. Kornbluth, Frederik Pohl
    Aug 24 2026
    The Magician follows Oliver Haddo as he attempts to create life. He has a fight with a friend, Arthur, after kicking his fiancees dog. Following this fight, he seduces the fiancee, Margaret, with magic and the newlyweds away to Italy. Arthur returns to England to lick his wounds. Meanwhile, Margaret's former roommate, Susie, has fallen for Arthur, although she knows it is hopeless. Eventually, all four meet up at a dinner party and Arthur rescues Margaret from her loveless marriage. After this novel was published in 1908, he was accused of plagiarism by magician Aleister Crowley. It was re-published in 1909, with some changes. It was made into a motion picture in 1926. - Summary by LynneT
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    4 ore e 35 min
  • American Politician-Francis Marion Crawford

    American Politician-Francis Marion Crawford
    Aug 23 2026
    The Magician follows Oliver Haddo as he attempts to create life. He has a fight with a friend, Arthur, after kicking his fiancees dog. Following this fight, he seduces the fiancee, Margaret, with magic and the newlyweds away to Italy. Arthur returns to England to lick his wounds. Meanwhile, Margaret's former roommate, Susie, has fallen for Arthur, although she knows it is hopeless. Eventually, all four meet up at a dinner party and Arthur rescues Margaret from her loveless marriage. After this novel was published in 1908, he was accused of plagiarism by magician Aleister Crowley. It was re-published in 1909, with some changes. It was made into a motion picture in 1926. - Summary by LynneT
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    9 ore e 29 min
  • Man in the Moone-Francis Godwin

    Man in the Moone-Francis Godwin
    Aug 22 2026
    The Magician follows Oliver Haddo as he attempts to create life. He has a fight with a friend, Arthur, after kicking his fiancees dog. Following this fight, he seduces the fiancee, Margaret, with magic and the newlyweds away to Italy. Arthur returns to England to lick his wounds. Meanwhile, Margaret's former roommate, Susie, has fallen for Arthur, although she knows it is hopeless. Eventually, all four meet up at a dinner party and Arthur rescues Margaret from her loveless marriage. After this novel was published in 1908, he was accused of plagiarism by magician Aleister Crowley. It was re-published in 1909, with some changes. It was made into a motion picture in 1926. - Summary by LynneT
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    1 ora e 46 min
  • Search-Grace Livingston Hill

    Search-Grace Livingston Hill
    Aug 21 2026
    The Magician follows Oliver Haddo as he attempts to create life. He has a fight with a friend, Arthur, after kicking his fiancees dog. Following this fight, he seduces the fiancee, Margaret, with magic and the newlyweds away to Italy. Arthur returns to England to lick his wounds. Meanwhile, Margaret's former roommate, Susie, has fallen for Arthur, although she knows it is hopeless. Eventually, all four meet up at a dinner party and Arthur rescues Margaret from her loveless marriage. After this novel was published in 1908, he was accused of plagiarism by magician Aleister Crowley. It was re-published in 1909, with some changes. It was made into a motion picture in 1926. - Summary by LynneT
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    5 ore e 56 min
  • Street Called Straight-Basil King

    Street Called Straight-Basil King
    Aug 20 2026
    The Magician follows Oliver Haddo as he attempts to create life. He has a fight with a friend, Arthur, after kicking his fiancees dog. Following this fight, he seduces the fiancee, Margaret, with magic and the newlyweds away to Italy. Arthur returns to England to lick his wounds. Meanwhile, Margaret's former roommate, Susie, has fallen for Arthur, although she knows it is hopeless. Eventually, all four meet up at a dinner party and Arthur rescues Margaret from her loveless marriage. After this novel was published in 1908, he was accused of plagiarism by magician Aleister Crowley. It was re-published in 1909, with some changes. It was made into a motion picture in 1926. - Summary by LynneT
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    9 ore e 58 min
  • Alice Dugdale-Anthony Trollope

    Alice Dugdale-Anthony Trollope
    Aug 19 2026
    The Magician follows Oliver Haddo as he attempts to create life. He has a fight with a friend, Arthur, after kicking his fiancees dog. Following this fight, he seduces the fiancee, Margaret, with magic and the newlyweds away to Italy. Arthur returns to England to lick his wounds. Meanwhile, Margaret's former roommate, Susie, has fallen for Arthur, although she knows it is hopeless. Eventually, all four meet up at a dinner party and Arthur rescues Margaret from her loveless marriage. After this novel was published in 1908, he was accused of plagiarism by magician Aleister Crowley. It was re-published in 1909, with some changes. It was made into a motion picture in 1926. - Summary by LynneT
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    2 ore e 44 min
  • Moon and Sixpence-W. Somerset Maugham

    Moon and Sixpence-W. Somerset Maugham
    Aug 18 2026
    The Magician follows Oliver Haddo as he attempts to create life. He has a fight with a friend, Arthur, after kicking his fiancees dog. Following this fight, he seduces the fiancee, Margaret, with magic and the newlyweds away to Italy. Arthur returns to England to lick his wounds. Meanwhile, Margaret's former roommate, Susie, has fallen for Arthur, although she knows it is hopeless. Eventually, all four meet up at a dinner party and Arthur rescues Margaret from her loveless marriage. After this novel was published in 1908, he was accused of plagiarism by magician Aleister Crowley. It was re-published in 1909, with some changes. It was made into a motion picture in 1926. - Summary by LynneT
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    7 ore e 51 min
  • Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!-Selma Lagerlöf

    Thy Soul Shall Bear Witness!-Selma Lagerlöf
    Aug 17 2026
    The Magician follows Oliver Haddo as he attempts to create life. He has a fight with a friend, Arthur, after kicking his fiancees dog. Following this fight, he seduces the fiancee, Margaret, with magic and the newlyweds away to Italy. Arthur returns to England to lick his wounds. Meanwhile, Margaret's former roommate, Susie, has fallen for Arthur, although she knows it is hopeless. Eventually, all four meet up at a dinner party and Arthur rescues Margaret from her loveless marriage. After this novel was published in 1908, he was accused of plagiarism by magician Aleister Crowley. It was re-published in 1909, with some changes. It was made into a motion picture in 1926. - Summary by LynneT
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    4 ore e 28 min