Howards End - E M Forster

The Penguin English Library Edition of Howards End by E. M. Forster n n 'The poor cannot always reach those whom they want to love, and they can hardly ever escape from those whom they love no longer.

We rich can' n n 'Only connect.' is the idea at the heart of this book, a heartbreaking and provocative tale of three families at the beginning of the twentieth century: the rich Wilcoxes, the gentle, idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts. As the Schlegel sisters try desperately to help the Basts and educate the close-minded Wilcoxes, the families are drawn together in love, lies and death. n n Frequently cited as E.

M. Forster's finest work, Howards End brilliantly explores class warfare, conflict and the English character. n n The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

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