Of Human Bondage - Maugham, William Somerset
Of Human Bondage - Maugham, William Somerset Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all timeIt is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend…
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Of Human Bondage - Maugham, William Somerset
Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all timeIt 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. 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. 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.
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. Philip yearns for adventure, and at eighteen leaves home, eventually pursuing a career as an artist in Paris. There is no more powerful story of sexual infatuation, of