{"product_id":"of-human-bondage-international-collectors-library","title":"Of Human Bondage (International Collectors Library)","description":"v, 565 pp. Green leatherette boards, gilt titles and decorations, ribbon marker bound in. Frontispiece from an illustration by Randolph Schwabe. \"Originally 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. \"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. \"It is very difficult for a writer of my generation, if he is honest, to pretend indifference to the work of Somerset Maugham,\" wrote Gore Vidal. \"He was always so entirely there.\"\"","brand":"International Collectors Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32028076998726,"sku":"2304956","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1232\/9510\/products\/2304956.jpg?v=1596604209","url":"https:\/\/ym-demo.myshopify.com\/products\/of-human-bondage-international-collectors-library","provider":"Yesterday's Muse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}