Download or read book Of Human Bondage written by W Somerset Maugham and published by Amaryllis - an imprint of Manjul Publishing House . This book was released on 2022-12-29 with total page 684 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of Human Bondage is a semi-autobiographical novel following the life of Philip Carey, a newly orphaned boy sent to live with his aunt and uncle in a vicarage. Somewhat of a social outcast, Philip finds it difficult to adjust to life in boarding school and while his uncle pressures him to pursue his studies at Oxford, he yearns for a life of adventure and romance instead. And so he travels and pursues whatever suits his fancy. After a brief stint in Germany, followed by studying art in Paris, Philip eventually falls in love with Mildred, a waitress in London with whom he ends up in a tumultuous, bittersweet relationship.