Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham
The novel follows the life of Philip Carey, a club-footed orphan who struggles with his disability and his passionate and unrequited love for a destructive woman. His journey takes him from a strict religious upbringing in England to an adventurous life in Paris where he attempts to become an artist before finally settling into a career in medicine. The story is a powerful exploration of human desire, ambition, and the search for meaning in life.
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- Published
- 1915
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Long
- Pages
- 600-700
- Original Language
- English
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- Alternate Titles
- - Servidão Humana
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This book is on the following 23 lists:
- 37th on The Modern Library's 100 Best Novels: The Readers' List (The Modern Library)
- 45th on Edmonton's Top 100 (Edmonton Journal)
- 47th on The Greatest Books of All Time (Reader's Digest)
- 66th on The Modern Library | 100 Best Novels (Modern Library)
- 68th on Choosing the Century's(20th) Favorite Books(1924) (The Literary Digest)
- 74th on 100 Must-Read Classics, as Chosen by our Readers (Penguin (UK))
- 77th on The 100 Greatest British Novels (BBC)
- 91st on Books Of The Century (Library Journal)
- 174th on The Complete 500: OCLC (OCLC)
- 361st on Our Users' Honorable Mention Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read (The Guardian)
- 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (The Book)
- 100 Best Novels Written in English (The Guardian)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (USA))
- 150 Great Reads (The Spokesman-Review Spokane Chronicle )
- 500 Must Read Books (The Daily Telegraph)
- Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher (Harenberg Buch der 1000 Bücher)
- Have You Read 100 Great Books? (The Jasper Lee Company)
- Nancy Pearl's 100 Good Reads, Decade by Decade (Book Lust (Book))
- One Hundred Best Books (1916) (John Cowper Powys)
- Select 100 (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
- Top 100 Books (Lincoln Journal Star)
- William H. F. Lamont’s 100 Best Novels (1947) (archive.org)