Of Human Bondage

Author W. Somerset Maugham Publisher: Sun Dial Press Reprint Edition 1945 by special arrangement with Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.  Binding Hardcover with yellow embossing on a black cloth cover Condition Markings from the NYU libraries Freshman English Collection. Some tanning due to age but in very good condition.  Summary "Of Human Bondage" is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham, first published in 1915. It is widely considered Maugham's masterwork and a classic of 20th-century English literature. The novel is a semi-autobiographical account that follows the life of the main character, Philip Carey. Orphaned at a young age, Philip is raised by his pious, emotionally cold aunt and uncle. The story traces Philip's life from his school days, through his struggles with a clubfoot that makes him feel different and isolated, to his years at medical school in London. Throughout his life, Philip grapples with a deep existential quest for meaning and identity. He explores various career p