Of Human Bondage (Part 2)

W. Somerset Maugham

⏱ 8 minRealist classic

Part 2 of 2. Ruined again and again by his hopeless passion for Mildred, Philip sinks to destitution before he learns that life has no meaning — and that ordinary happiness is enough. The close of Maugham's masterpiece.

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