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The Magician

1908 novel by William Somerset Maugham
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Summary

The Magician is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (650 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: William Somerset Maugham[3]
  • Publisher: Heinemann[4]
  • Genre: fantasy[5]
  • Language of work or name: English[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[7]
  • Publication date: 1908[8]
  • Has edition or translation: The Magician[9]
  • Title: The Magician[10]
  • Copyright status: public domain[11]
  • Form of creative work: novel[12]

Why It Matters

The Magician is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Podbrushkin · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 4
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'it', 'ur']
    Fantlab work id → 179210
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 23w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1908-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Country of origin → United Kingdom
    Genre → fantasy
    Imported from → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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