Howards End
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E. M. Forster's meticulously observed drama of class warfare exploring the conflict inherent within English society—the inspiration for the award-winning two-part play The Inheritance, now on Broadway"Only connect..." A chance acquaintance brings together the preposterous bourgeois Wilcox family and the clever, cultured and idealistic Schlegel sisters. As clear-eyed Margaret develops a friendship with Mrs Wilcox, the impetuous Helen brings into their midst a young bank clerk named Leonard Bast, who lives at the edge of poverty and ruin. When Mrs Wilcox dies, her family discovers that she wants to leave her country home, Howards End, to Margaret. Thus as Forster sets in motion a chain of events that will entangle three different families, he brilliantly portrays their aspirations to personal and social harmony. David Lodge's introduction provides an absorbing and eloquent overture to the 1910 novel that established Forster's reputation as an important writer, and that he himself later referred to as "my best novel." This edition also contains a note on the text, suggestions for further reading, and explanatory notes.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Contributors
Crossley, Steven Narrator
Forster, E. M. Author
Forster, E. M. Author
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan) Author
Forster, E.M. Author
Forster, E. M. Author
Forster, E. M. Author
Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan) Author
Forster, E.M. Author
ISBN
9780141182131
9781400199433
9781620113585
9780816156528
9780553904314
9781400199433
9781620113585
9780816156528
9780553904314
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Library Journal Review
The third E.M. Forster adaptation by Ismail Merchant and James Ivory (Room with a View, Maurice) represents the apex of their 30-year partnership. An impeccable Edwardian-era drama about the strained relationship between two dissimilar British families-one middle-class, cultured, and philanthropic; the other rich, conservative, and self-centered-Howards End gets the royal treatment with a superb transfer and several behind-the-scenes extras in this two-disc set. For all collections. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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