resemblance to Paul Gauguin). Maugham wrote an article for Life magazine titled "Painting I Have Liked". Of Human Bondage is, probably, the most vivid instance of Maugham's inclination towards arts. According to Stanley Archer, more than 30 artists are named in the book, ten famous paintings are mentioned by name and many others are referred to. Over half of the 33 artists named in the novel were painters whose careers developed primarily in the 19th century. Of these, 13 are French, five English, and one, Whistler, is American. Eleven were alive at the time in which the plot of the novel is unfolding and five – Carolus-Duran, Degas, Monet, Raffaëlli, and Renoir – were alive when Of Human Bondage was published in 1915. In other media Film Of Human Bondage (1934) – Leslie Howard as Philip and Bette Davis as Mildred Of Human Bondage (1946) – Directed by Edmund Goulding, with Paul Henreid and Eleanor Parker in the lead roles Of Human Bondage (1964) – Laurence Harvey and Kim Novak in the lead roles The book appears in the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming, based on Spider-Man, a superhero with a background that mirrors Philip’s References Sources External links 1915 British novels Novels by W. Somerset Maugham British bildungsromans Novels about orphans Novels about artists Novels set in Kent Novels set in Paris Novels set in London British autobiographical novels British novels adapted into films George H. Doran Company books