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"The season's great novel" "A fine novel" "My impression is that the writer is a woman of a quality of mind comparable to that of the Findlater sisters or to May Sinclair." "A story of remarkably queer people" Belongs to Publisher SeriesIs contained inA Room With A View / Howards End / Maurice by E. M. Forster (indirect) Howards End / The Longest Journey / A Room with a View / Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. Forster Howards End / The Longest Journey / The Machine Stops / A Room With A View / Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. M. Forster Where Angels Fear to Tread / The Longest Journey / A Room With a View / Howards End / A Passage to India by E. M. Forster Is retold inHas the adaptationInspiredHas as a student's study guide
Howard's End is a charming country house in Hertfordshire which becomes the object of an inheritance dispute between the Wilcox family and the Schlegel sisters. Through romantic entanglements, disappearing wills, and sudden tragedy, the conflict over the house emerges as a symbolic struggle for England's very future. A clear, vibrant portrait of life in Edwardian England, Howard's End deals with personal relationships and conflicting values. No library descriptions found. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.912 — Literature English {except North American} English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945LC ClassificationRatingAverage:![]()
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