{"product_id":"9780099284963","title":"Of Human Bondage","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Maugham, W. Somerset \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eLondon, Greater London\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 February 2000 by Vintage Publishing (Vintage Classics) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 720 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 131 x 39 | 524g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterpiece of modern literature that mirrors Maugham’s own career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOf Human Bondage is the first and most autobiographical of Maugham's novels. It is the story of Philip Carey, an orphan eager for life, love and adventure. After a few months studying in Heidelberg, and a brief spell in Paris as a would-be artist, Philip settles in London to train as a doctor. And that is where he meets Mildred, the loud but irresistible waitress with whom he plunges into a formative, tortured and masochistic affair which very nearly ruins him.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Far From The Madding Crowd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43925175566595,"sku":"9780099284963","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/3207\/4914\/files\/9780099284963.jpg?v=1731403943","url":"https:\/\/www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com\/products\/9780099284963","provider":"Far From The Madding Crowd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}