Of Human Bondage
by William Somerset Maugham
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A young man struggling for self-realization, Philip Carey becomes caught in a destructive love affair with a waitress, in a novel about sexual obsession, self-discovery, and the complexities of human relationships.
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People with disabilities, fiction, Orphans, fiction, Physically handicapped, fiction, Bildungsromans, British and Irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Physicians, fiction, Artists, fiction, Coming of age, fiction, England, fiction, Literature, Medical fiction, Artists, fiction, English literature, English fiction, Classic Literature, Large type books, People with disabilities, Fiction, Physicians, Orphans, Artists, Personnes handicapées, Romans, nouvelles, Médecins, Artistes, Orphaned Child, MusicPeople
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Of Human Bondage: Original and Unabridged
2014-08-22, CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Of Human Bondage
1999, Modern Library
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- 1999 Modern Library pbk. ed.
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Of Human Bondage (Bantam Classics)
June 1, 1991, Bantam Classics
Mass Market Paperback
in English
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Of Human Bondage: with a new introduction by the author especially written for this abridged edition
1953, Pocket Books
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Recommended by Jamie Gebhardt, Class of 2003, Stacks Maintenance.
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Of Human Bondage is a moving exploration of loneliness, obsessive love, and a young man's search for meaning and direction in life. Written in the third person, it tells the story of Philip Carey, a self-conscious orphan with a club-foot who learns medicine. Not only is this a significant work in the Bildungsroman tradition, but its largely autobiographical basis gives it a special interest in view of the exceptional public success that Somerset Maugham was to enjoy over several decades.
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