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Of Human Bondage
Of Human Bondage
Author: W. Somerset Maugham
THE HIGHEST PRAISE that a critic of modern literature can bestow upon a new novel is to attribute to it some of the qualities which have made "OF HUMAN BONDAGE" the greatest autobiographical novel of the twentieth century and one of the few indisputable classics of our time. Today every word that comes from Somerset Maugham's gifted pen is eage...  more »
ISBN: 311321
Publication Date: 1936
Pages: 565
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Publisher: Doubleday & Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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This book was easy to put down but also easy to pick back up. Although it's supposed to be one of Maugham's best, I far preferred "The Moon and Sixpence."
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One of the best writers ever. A great look into his life.
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A classic well worth your time.
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I could not get into it.
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This was very interesting ... even if the end was slightly predictable. I turned the last page wanting to read more and wishing it would continue on with his life. You had to feel sorry for Philip who had such a rough life and things falling against him as he tries to decide what to do with himself. Although this is an abridged edition, I don't feel like I missed out on anything. I think if it was any longer it would have dragged out.

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