Of Human Bondage (Part 1)

W. Somerset Maugham

⏱ 8 minRealist classic

Part 1 of 2. A club-footed orphan loses his faith, fails as an artist in Paris, turns to medicine — and falls, fatally, for a common waitress who will enslave his heart. Maugham's great novel of a young man's education.

Listen to the whole of Of Human Bondage (Part 1) in about 8 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.