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Of Human Bondage

Of Human Bondage

Maugham, W. Somerset

Paperback

RomanceClassic FictionGeneral Fiction

ISBN10: 1518867863
ISBN13: 9781518867866
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: Nov 1 2015
Pages: 712
Weight: 2.06
Height: 1.42 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
'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

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