The book tells about the love relationship between two friends, students of Cambridge University, belonging to the English aristocracy and the middle class. It describes the Puritan atmosphere of Victorian England, the class stratification of modern Forster society. The novel was renowned worldwide for its film adaptation by director James Ivory in 1987.Maurice Hall, age fourteen, discusses sex and women with his prep-school teacher Ben Ducie just before Maurice progresses to his p...

"A Passage to India" by E. M. Forster explores the cultural and racial tensions during British colonial rule in India. The novel follows the intersecting lives of Dr. Aziz, an Indian Muslim, and two British visitors, Adela Quested and Mrs. Moore. A trip to the Marabar Caves leads to a misunderstanding that sparks a dramatic trial, exposing deep-seated prejudices and misunderstandings. Forster's poignant narrative examines themes of friendship, colonialism, and the possibility of connection...

Miss Lucy Honeychurch lives the well-ordered life of a typical Edwardian middle-class miss -- quiet, sedate, boring. On a trip to Florence with her older cousin Charlotte, Lucy meets the eccentric Mr. Emerson and his son George, who offer to switch rooms with the ladies so they can have a better view of the river Arno. This small gesture marks the beginning of Lucy's journey of self-discovery as she finds her passion and voice in a world that's still very much stuck in the past.A d...

Troublesome family scenarios are E.M. Forster's forte. In his debut novel "Where Angels Fear to Tread," a relatively young English widow named Lilia Herriton goes to Italy at the advice of her deceased husband Charles's family, accompanied by her friend Caroline Abbott, and, in a quaint little town called Monteriano, falls in love with an even younger hustler named Gino Carella and plans to marry him.

Another classic converted by eBooksLib.com. They were all at Charing Cross to see Lilia off � Philip, Harriet, Irma, Mrs. Herriton herself. Even Mrs. Theobald, squired by Mr. Kingcroft, had braved the journey from Yorkshire to bid her only daughter good-bye. Miss Abbott was likewise attended by numerous relatives, and the sight of so many people talking at once and saying such different things caused Lilia to break into ungovernable peals of laughter

A Room with a View is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a humorous critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Merchant Ivory produced an award-winning film adaptation in 1985.The Modern Library ranked A Room with a View 79th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century (1998).

A Room with a View is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the repressed culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Merchant-Ivory produced an award-winning film adaptation in 1985.In 1998, the Modern Library ranked A Room with a View 79th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.The main themes of...

A Room with a View is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a humorous critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Merchant Ivory produced an award-winning film adaptation in 1985.

When Adela and her elderly companion, Mrs. Moore, arrive in the town of Chandrapore, India, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced British community.Determined to explore the “real India,” they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr. Aziz, a cultivated Indian Muslim. But a mysterious incident occurs while they are exploring the Marabar caves with Aziz, and the well-respected doctor soon finds himself at the center of a scandal that rous...

The Machine Stops is a science fiction short story by E. M. Forster. After initial publication in The Oxford and Cambridge Review (November 1909), the story was republished in Forster's The Eternal Moment and Other Stories in 1928. After being voted one of the best novellas up to 1965, it was included that same year in the populist anthology Modern Short Stories. In 1973 it was also included in The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume Two. The story, set in a world where humanity lives und...

Howards End was written by E. M. Forster and first published in 1910. The disregard of a dying woman's bequest, a girl's attempt to help an impoverished clerk, and the marriage of an idealist and a materialist all intersect at an estate called Howards End. The fate of this country home symbolizes the future of England in an exploration of social, economic, and philosophical trends during the post-Victorian era.

The Best Works of E. M. ForsterA Room With A ViewHowards EndThe Celestial OmnibusThe Longest JourneyThe Machine StopsWhere Angels Fear to Tread