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Fiction · 1915 · English

Of Human Bondage

by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham

About this book

Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham explores orphans — fiction, people with disabilities — fiction, physicians — fiction.

From the opening pages: “She opened the door of a room on the floor below and took the child over to a bed in which a woman was lying. It was his mother. She stretched out her arms, and the child nestled by her side. He did not ask why he had been awakened. The woman kissed his eyes, and with thin, small hands felt the warm body through his white flannel nightgown. She pressed him closer to…”

Author
W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
First published
1915
Category
Fiction
Language
English

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