Prince Caspian in Narnia. The children intervene to rescue Trumpkin the dwarf from soldiers who have brought him to the ruins to drown him. Trumpkin tells the children that since their disappearance, a race of men called Telmarines have invaded Narnia, driving the Talking Beasts into the wilderness and pushing even their memory underground. Narnia is ruled by King Miraz and his wife Queen Prunaprismia, but the rightful king is Miraz's nephew, Prince Caspian, who has gained the support of the Old Narnians. Miraz usurped the throne by killing his brother, Caspian's father King Caspian IX. Miraz tolerated Caspian as heir until
The Magician (Maugham novel) critique, named "How to Write a Novel! (After W. S. Maugham)", Crowley accuses Maugham of having plagiarised the following books in writing "The Magician": Most critics consider the above works as sources for an original story, and Crowley's accusations to be motivated by malice. The large body of original work turned out by Maugham thereafter would tend to support this. In "A Fragment of Autobiography", Maugham said he had not read Crowley's review, adding, "I daresay it was a pretty piece of vituperation, but probably, like his poems, intolerably verbose." The Magician (Maugham novel) The Magician is a novel by