{"product_id":"of-human-bondage-paperback-28","title":"Of Human Bondage - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eW. Somerset Maugham\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBenjamin Demott\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eMaeve Binchy\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom a tormented orphan with a clubfoot, Philip Carey grows into an impressionable young man with a voracious appetite for adventure and knowledge. His cravings take him to Paris at age eighteen to try his hand at art, then back to London to study medicine. But even so, nothing can sate his nagging hunger for experience. Then he falls obsessively in love, embarking on a disastrous relationship that will change his life forever.... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarked by countless similarities to Maugham's own life, his masterpiece is \"not an autobiography,\" as the author himself once contended, \"but an autobiographical novel; fact and fiction are inexorably mingled; the emotions are my own.\" And although he based \u003ci\u003eOf Human Bondage\u003c\/i\u003e on what he knew, his is an \"excessively rare gift of storytelling...almost the equal of imagination itself.\"* \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith an Introduction by Benjamin De Mott and an Afterword by Maeve Binchy \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times \u003c\/i\u003e(London)\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Somerset Maugham\u003c\/b\u003e (1874-1965) studied medicine, but the quick success of his first novel, \u003ci\u003eLiza of Lambeth \u003c\/i\u003e(1897), started him on his lifelong literary career, during which he would become one of the most popular English authors since Dickens. His own life, however, was more tragic, shocking, and fascinating than any novel. After his adored parents died, he grew up in a miserable vicarage and suffered from a physical handicap of which he was ashamed. During his lifetime, Maugham would marry and divorce, be sent to Russia as a spy, and entertain such celebrities as Jean Cocteau, Winston Churchill, Noël Coward, the Aga Khan, and Ian Fleming at his Riviera mansion. Among his masterpieces are \u003ci\u003eOf Human Bondage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Painted Veil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Razor's Edge\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Moon and Sixpence\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition, such works as \"The Letter\" and \"Rain\" established Maugham as a gifted short story writer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBenjamin DeMott \u003c\/b\u003e(1924-2005) was professor of English and the Mellon professor of humanities at Amherst College. The author of two novels, he was best known for his cultural criticism in leading periodicals and in such books as \u003ci\u003eThe Imperial Middle: Why Americans Can't Think Straight About Class\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Friendship: Why Americans Can't Think Straight About Race\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaeve Binchy \u003c\/b\u003e(1940-2012) was the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eQuentins\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eScarlet Feather\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTara Road\u003c\/i\u003e (an Oprah's Book Club Selection), \u003ci\u003eCircle of Friends\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLight a Penny Candle\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other novels.\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.21 x 6.84 x 4.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Of Human Bondage\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47259889303801,"sku":"9780451530172","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/CaeJwNatc39780451530172.webp?v=1768777931","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/of-human-bondage-paperback-28","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}