Of Human Bondage (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: W. Somerset Maugham
- First Published: 1915
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: England
- Principal Characters: Philip Carey, William Carey, Louisa Carey, Miss Wilkinson, Mildred Rogers, Thorpe Athelney, Sally Athelney
- Genres: Long fiction, Naturalistic literature
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Values, Philosophy or philosophers, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Doctors, England or English people, Truth, Disabilities or physically challenged persons
- Locales: Paris, France, London, England, Germany
The Story:
Philip Carey was nine years old when his mother died and he was sent to live with his aunt and uncle at the vicarage of Blackstable, forty miles outside London. Uncle William Carey was a penny-pinching, smugly religious man who made Philip’s life miserable. Having been born with a clubfoot, Philip was extremely sensitive about his deformity, and he grew up bitter and rebellious. The only love he was shown was given to him by his Aunt Louisa, who had never been able to have children of her own.
At school, Philip’s clubfoot was a source of much ridicule, for...
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