Of human bondage
From a tormented orphan with a clubfoot, Philip Carey grows into an impressionable young man with a voracious appetite for adventure and knowledge. His cravings take him to Paris at age eighteen to try his hand at art, then back to London to study medicine. But even so, nothing can sate his nagging...
| Main Author: | Maugham, W. Somerset 1874-1965. |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Winnetka, CA :
Norilana,
2007.
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| Summary: |
From a tormented orphan with a clubfoot, Philip Carey grows into an impressionable young man with a voracious appetite for adventure and knowledge. His cravings take him to Paris at age eighteen to try his hand at art, then back to London to study medicine. But even so, nothing can sate his nagging hunger for experience. Then he falls obsessively in love, embarking on a disastrous relationship that will change his life forever. |
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| Physical Description: |
623 p. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781934169643 1934169641 9781934169650 193416965X |
| Author Notes: |
A prolific writer, Maugham produced novels, short stories, plays, and an autobiographical novel, "Of Human Bondage." Although he remains popular for his novels and short stories, when he was alive his plays, now dated, were also popular, and in 1908 four of his plays ran simultaneously. Maugham died in Nice, France, on December 16, 1965. (Bowker Author Biography) |