{"product_id":"of-human-bondage-penguin-twentieth-century-classics","title":"Of Human Bondage","description":"\u003cp\u003eSelected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best novels of all time\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1915, Of Human Bondage is a potent expression of the power of sexual obsession and of modern man's yearning for freedom. This classic bildungsroman tells the story of Philip Carey, a sensitive boy born with a clubfoot who is orphaned and raised by a religious aunt and uncle. Philip yearns for adventure, and at eighteen leaves home, eventually pursuing a career as an artist in Paris. When he returns to London to study medicine, he meets the androgynous but alluring Mildred and begins a doomed love affair that will change the course of his life. There is no more powerful story of sexual infatuation, of human longing for connection and freedom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Here is a novel of the utmost importance,\" wrote Theodore Dreiser on publication. \"It is a beacon of light by which the wanderer may be guided. . . . One feels as though one were sitting before a splendid Shiraz of priceless texture and intricate weave, admiring, feeling, responding sensually to its colors and tones.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDETAILS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e • Author: W. Somerset Maugham • Publisher: Vintage • Format: Paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cedar Leaf Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45780615036972,"sku":"9780140185225","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0697\/2234\/1420\/files\/9780140185225.jpg?v=1783560403","url":"https:\/\/cedarleafbooks.com\/products\/of-human-bondage-penguin-twentieth-century-classics","provider":"Cedar Leaf Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}