Literary Fiction
An orphan with a clubfoot seeks meaning through art, medicine, and obsessive love in this classic coming-of-age novel.
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An orphan with a clubfoot seeks meaning through art, medicine, and obsessive love in this classic coming-of-age novel.
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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.
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Recurring affairs and sexual obsession; frank but non-graphic intimacy; prostitution
Violence & gore
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Mild peril, medical settings, off-page war death; little graphic violence
Profanity
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Rare mild period language; little strong profanity
Substance use
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Recurring social drinking; alcohol in cafés and during despair
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No explicit LGBTQ+ content
Religious content
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Clergyman guardian, religious schooling, and crisis of faith themes
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonic content
Political content
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Class barriers, poverty, and late-Victorian social constraints
Self-harm / suicide
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Character dies by suicide; despair and dark ideation recur
Abuse & suffering
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Central emotional cruelty in romance; disability bullying; infant death
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