E. M. Forster
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English
Description
"William Golding's unforgettable classic of boyhood adventure and the savagery of humanity comes to this Classics Deluxe Edition with a new foreword by Lois Lowry. As provocative today as when it was first published in 1954, Lord of the Flies continues to ignite passionate debate with its startling, brutal portrait of human nature. William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary boys marooned on a coral island has been labeled a...
Author
Series
Harvest book ; HB109
Language
English
Description
An eminent English author views the past and present in a miscellaneous collection of articles, essays, reviews, and poems.
Author
Publisher
Gramercy Books
Pub. Date
1993.
Language
English
Description
Howard's End: A wealthy family bound by the rules of tradition and property, two independent, cultured sisters, and a young man living on the edge of poverty. A room with a view: Lucy Honeychurch falls in love while on a visit to Florence and must choose between fulfilling her social role or following her heart. Where angels fear to tread: Forster's first novel, a marvelously assured tragicomedy of English men and women adrift in Italy--now the basis...
Author
Series
Works ; 11
Publisher
Edward Arnold
Pub. Date
1972.
Language
English
Description
Essays that applaud democracy's toleration of individual freedom and self-criticism and deplore its encouragement of mediocrity: "We may still contrive to raise three cheers for democracy, although at present she only deserves two."
10) Four novels
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Publisher
Barnes & Noble
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Where angels fear to tread: On a journey to Tuscany with her young friend and traveling companion Caroline Abbott, widowed Lilia Herriton falls in love with both Italy and a handsome Italian much younger than herself, and decides to stay. Furious, her dead husband's family send Lilia's brother-in-law to Italy to prevent a misalliance, but he arrives too late. Lilia had already married the Italian and becomes pregnant again.
The longest journey: Rickie...
12) Arctic summer
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Series
Publisher
Hesperus
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Embarking on a tour of Italy with his wife and mother-in-law, Martin Whitby slips and falls under a train. Owing his rescue to the quick thinking of a young soldier, he feels obliged to thank the youth and so pursues the acquaintance. The two men differ sharply in outlook and opinion, however, and part rudely. But once back in England, Martin finds himself called upon by the soldier with an urgent request for help. British novelist E.M. Forster (1879-1971)...
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Series
Everyman's library ; 340
Publisher
Alfred A Knopf
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A collection of two classic novels by novelist, E.M. Forster, of English women visiting Italy, including "A Room With a View," and "Where Angels Fear to Tread."
15) Selected stories
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Collects short stories written by Edward Morgan Forster, including "The Celestial Omnibus," "The Machine Stops," and "The Story of the Siren."
Publisher
WGBH Educational Foundation
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Lucy Honeychurch and her nervous chaperone embark on a grand tour of Italy. Alongside sweeping landscapes, Lucy encounters a suspect group of characters (socialist Mr. Emerson and his working-class son George, in particular) who both surprise and intrigue her. When piqued interest turns to potential romance, Lucy is whisked home to England, where her attention turns to Cecil Vyse. But now, with a well-developed appetite for adventure, will Lucy make...
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English
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Adela Quested is a plucky young woman who journeys from England with the free-spirited Mrs. Moore. Flouting convention, the two women accompany the handsome Dr. Azis on a tour of the mysterious Marabar Caves. But things turn ugly when Adela returns scratched and bloodied from the expedition. As British authorities urge her to press charges against Aziz, the line separating truth and fantasy begin to blur.
18) The inheritance
Author
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Inspired by E.M. Forster's novel Howards End, and set in New York three decades after the height of the AIDS epidemic, The Inheritance wrestles with what it means to be a gay man today, exploring relationships and connections across age and social class and asking what one generation's responsibilities may be to the next"--Cover.
19) Howards End
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Margaret and Helen Schlegel are sisters from a well-educated European family. A series of events brings them into a relationship with the very English Wilcox family. Both families also come into contact with Leonard Bast and his wife, a couple near the lowest tier of the rigid class system. Leonard's desire for cultural and intellectual status attracts the attention of Helen. Margaret must reconcile her independent spirit with her desire for companionship...