Of Human Bondage
- ISBN-10
- 0758317069
- ISBN-13
- 9780758317063
- Series
- Of Human Bondage
- Pages
- 760
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1915
- Publisher
- Modern Library
- Author
- William Somerset Maugham
Description
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.
