A masterpiece of modern literature that mirrors Maugham’s own career.
Of Human Bondage is the first and most autobiographical of Maugham's novels. 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, Philip settles in London to train as a doctor. And that is where he meets Mildred, the loud but irresistible waitress with whom he plunges into a formative, tortured and masochistic affair which very nearly ruins him.
- ISBN10 055321392X
- ISBN13 9780553213928
- Publish Date 1 June 1991
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 23 November 2015
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Random House USA Inc
- Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
- Pages 736
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.com/books/isbn/9780553213928