Maugis, Ye Sorcerer

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. A mysterious suicide at the Maison Maugis draws the narrator back to France, where a visit to the ancient city of Mouzon becomes an initiation into legend, history, and obsession. Guided by the eloquent Professor Victor d'Alembert, he and his cousin Albert wander medieval streets and a cathedral steeped in conquest and ruin, until a heavy oaken door leads them to Charles Voudran, a ruined scholar who claims to have uncovered the truth behind Maugis and the sons of Aymon. In a feverish confession, Voudran entrusts the narrator with his manuscript, framing his lifelong research as both vindication and revenge against the scholars who destroyed him. Reworked into a vivid romance of medieval faith, honor, superstition, and violence, the tale opens at Charlemagne's court in 779 A.D., where Maugis emerges as a warrior of strength, learning, and uncanny power. As the emperor's anger grows over nobles who defy him, Roland rises as his chosen champion, winning renown against Saracen invaders before turning toward the rebellion in Acquitaine. There, Maugis survives assassination, wins Yolande's hand, and faces Charlemagne's siege of Montaubon with fierce courage, cunning, and defiant honor.