Books : Of Human Bondage (Bantam Classics)
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by: W. Somerset Maugham, Jane Smiley
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.912
EAN: 9780553213928
ISBN: 055321392X
Label: Bantam Classics
Manufacturer: Bantam Classics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 736
Publication Date: June 01, 1991
Publisher: Bantam Classics
Release Date: June 01, 1991
Sales Rank: 208727
Studio: Bantam Classics
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Product Description:
The first and most autobiographical of Maugham's masterpieces. It is the story of Philip Carey, an orphan eager for life, love and adventure. After a few months studying in Heidelberg, and a brief spell in Paris as a would-be artist, he settles in London to train as a doctor where he meets Mildred, the loud but irresistible waitress with whom he plunges into a tortured and masochistic affair.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - definitely a classic, but disappointing the second time around
Some twenty-five years ago I read "Of Human Bondage" and thought it was a stunning read. So when I saw a good copy of it at a secondhand bookstore I thought I would re-live the experience. Well, it didn't quite "blow my skirt up" the second time around. Why?
It can't be because of its overall premise: an often painful story of a young man working through life from his mid-teens until about thirty. He tries to find himself, which he eventually does, but along the way he takes foolish ... Read More
Rating:  - Maugham's Masterpiece
While all of Maughams books are delightful to read, Of Human Bondage is the novel where he really puts it all together. As always, Maugham's characters are impeccable, and every character in this book stands out and is memorable in his or her own way, exposing a different aspect of our nature as only Maugham can express it. Even though it is two or three times longer than his other books, it never loses momentum. By the time I was into it, I was emotionally invested as I can get in a book. Everyone ... Read More
Rating: - Larger Than Life
Of Human Bondage is a study of how life circumstances mold human behavior and thought. The story follows Philip Carey's life from birth to age 30. We see life through Philip's eyes to understand the experiences that shape the boy and the man. Through life's trials; disability, loss, deprivation, ridicule, friendships, love and achievement Philip grows and changes. He reveals in his human struggle bounded by his passions his desire to find a meaningful life.
Maugham's characters are writ large. ... Read More
Rating: - Philip
When little club-footed Philip Carey's mother died, he was sent to live with his aunt and uncle, severe, religious relatives who knew not how to handle the child thrust into the midst of their lives. He grew up without coddling or affection, but with books and the fantastic worlds they brought to him, worlds he would strive his whole life to recreate in fact. From his experiences in school to an artist's paris, to the hospitals of London and the dregs of society, Of Human Bondage details his search for himself ... Read More
Rating: - wonderful
Little read these days, but Maugham remains head and shoulders above almost all contemporary novelists and this is his masterpiece.
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