| Of Human Bondage Contributor(s): Maugham, W. Somerset (Author) |
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ISBN: 1518867863 ISBN-13: 9781518867866 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $22.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Biographical - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Romance - General |
| Lexile Measure: 910 |
| Physical Information: 1.42" H x 6" W x 9" (2.06 lbs) 712 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 'It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham, ' wrote Gore Vidal. 'He was always so entirely there.' Originally published in 1915, Of Human Bondage is a potent expression of the power of sexual obsession and of modern man's yearning for freedom. This classic bildungsroman tells the story of Philip Carey, a sensitive boy born with a clubfoot who is orphaned and raised by a religious aunt and uncle. Philip yearns for adventure, and at eighteen leaves home, eventually pursuing a career as an artist in Paris. When he returns to London to study medicine, he meets the androgynous but alluring Mildred and begins a doomed love affair that will change the course of his life. There is no more powerful story of sexual infatuation, of human longing for connection and freedom. 'Here is a novel of the utmost importance, ' wrote Theodore Dreiser on publication. 'It is a beacon of light by which the wanderer may be guide |