Howards End (Everyman's Library Classics, #25)
(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed)Introduction by Alfred KazanFirst published in 1910, Howards End is the novel that earned E. M. Forster recognition as a major writer. At its heart lie two families—the wealthy and business-minded Wilcoxes and the cultured and idealistic Schlegels. When the...
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(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed)Introduction by Alfred KazanFirst published in 1910, Howards End is the novel that earned E. M. Forster recognition as a major writer. At its heart lie two families—the wealthy and business-minded Wilcoxes and the cultured and idealistic Schlegels. When the beautiful and independent Helen Schlegel begins an impetuous affair with the ardent Paul Wilcox, a series of events is sparked—some very funny, some very tragic—that results in a dispute over who will inherit Howards End, the Wilcoxes' charming country home. As much about the clash between individual wills as the clash between the sexes and the classes, Howards End is a novel whose central tenet, "Only connect," remains a powerful prescription for modern life.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780679406686 (0679406689)
Publish date: November 26th 1991
Publisher: Everyman's Library
Pages no: 359
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Novels,
Literature,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Historical Fiction,
Romance,
Classic Literature,
Literary Fiction,
20th Century
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