Of Human Bondage

1 About this book

Of Human Bondage is a moving exploration of loneliness, obsessive love, and a young man's search for meaning and direction in life. Written in the third person, it tells the story of Philip Carey, a self-conscious orphan with a club-foot who learns medicine.

Not only is this a significant work in the Bildungsroman tradition, but its largely autobiographical basis gives it a special interest in view of the exceptional public success that Somerset Maugham was to enjoy over several decades.

Good for readers who want: a coming-of-age story, a classic, and a long read.

• Bildungsromans
• Coming of age
• Classics
• People with disabilities
• Orphans
• People with physical disabilities
• Physicians
• Artists