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Of Human Bondage by W. Somerset Maugham is a 1915 novel that follows the life of Philip Carey, who is orphaned at a young age and raised by his strict uncle and aunt in late 19th-century England. He grapples with loneliness, social class struggles, and his clubfoot disability, as he searches for purpose in various careers and relationships, ultimately finding meaning in love and family. The novel includes discussions of stillbirth, suicide, alcoholism, sex work, and discrimination based on a disability.