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Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham (1992, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100140185224

ISBN-139780140185225

eBay Product ID (ePID)39678

Product Key Features

Book TitleOf Human Bondage

Number of Pages640 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicClassics, Coming of Age, Literary

Publication Year1992

GenreFiction

AuthorW. Somerset Maugham

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.4 in

Item Weight17.8 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5.1 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN92-225714

Reviews"[ Of Human Bondage] was an entirely new departure. Maugham, who usually cultivates a fastidious detachment, shows in this work a personal commitment that was unusual, sweeping the reader up in his own passionate intensity. Compelling and uncompromising, written with an unflagging energy and drive, the work could hardly be more different from any he had previously published . . . The story closely follow[s] the events of Maugham's early life, with at its centre the terrifying experience of a masochistic sexual obsession." --from the Introduction by Selina Hastings

Dewey Edition19

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal823/.912

Grade ToUP

SynopsisSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time "It 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. "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. 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. "Here is a novel of the utmost importance," wrote Theodore Dreiser on publication. "It is a beacon of light by which the wanderer may be guided. . . . One feels as though one were sitting before a splendid Shiraz of priceless texture and intricate weave, admiring, feeling, responding sensually to its colors and tones." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

LC Classification NumberPR6025.A86O4 1992