Of human bondage
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- ISBN: 9781101907689
- ISBN: 1101907681
- ISBN: 9781841593692
- ISBN: 1841593699
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xxxiii, 664 pages ; 21 cm. - Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2015.
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General Note: | "This is a Borzoi book."--Title page verso. Reprint of the the 1915 novel. Includes chronology. |
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Genre: | Fiction. Romance fiction. Love stories. Romance fiction. |
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Homer Public Library | F MAUGHAM (Text) | 000155072 | Fiction | Available | - |
Of Human Bondage : Introduction by Selina Hastings
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Of Human Bondage : Introduction by Selina Hastings
W. Somerset Maugham's masterwork is the coming-of-age story of Philip Carey, a sensitive young man consumed by an unrequited and self-destructive love. Born with a clubfoot, Philip is orphaned as a child and raised by unsympathetic relatives. Sent to a boarding school where he has difficulty fitting in, he grows up with an intense longing for love, art, and experience. After failing to become an artist in Paris, he begins medical studies in London, where he meets Mildred, a cold-hearted waitress with whom he falls into a powerful, tortured, life-altering love affair. This is the most autobiographical of Maugham's works, with Philip's malformed foot standing in for Maugham's stutter, and the character's painful romantic struggles inspired by the author's own intense love affairs with both men and women. A brilliant and deeply moving portrayal of the price of passion and the universal desire for connection, Of Human Bondage stands as one of the most accomplished novels in English literature.