Of Human Bondage: Introduction by Selina Hastings (Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series)
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W. Somerset Maughams masterwork is the coming-of-age story of Philip Carey a sensitive young man consumed by an unrequited and self-destructive love. Born with a clubfoot Philip is orphaned as a child and raised by unsympathetic relatives. Sent to a boarding school where he has difficulty fitting in he grows up with an intense longing for love art and experience. After failing to become an artist in Paris he begins medical studies in London where he meets Mildred a cold-hearted waitress with whom he falls into a powerful tortured life-altering love affair. This is the most autobiographical of Maughams works with Philips malformed foot standing in for Maughams stutter and the characters painful romantic struggles inspired by the authors own intense love affairs with both men and women. A brilliant and deeply moving portrayal of the price of passion and the universal desire for connection Of Human Bondage stands as one of the most accomplished novels in English literature.
