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MAUGHAM, W. SOMERSET; VIDAL, GORE (INTRODUCTION BY) Of Human Bondage
New York, Modern Library. 1999, 5th printing. (ISBN: 037575315X) Trade Paperback , 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. xxxix, 611 pp.; 21 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. "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. / W. Somerset Maugham was born in Paris in 1874. He trained as a doctor in London where he started writing his first novels. In 1926 he bought a house in Cap Ferrat, France, which was to become a meeting place for a number of writers, artists and politicians. He died in 1965." - Publisher. Very Good.
Offered for US$ 5.00 by: Left Coast Books - Book number: 042587