• Howards End is a novel written by author E. M. Forster, first published in 1910. The house in the book was based on "Rook Nest," Forster's childhood home.

• Fast Facts

  1. Author: Edward Morgan Forster
  2. Genre: Fiction
  3. Publication Date: 1910
  4. Publisher: Edward Arnold
  5. Pages: 335
  6. ISBN 9781593080228
  7. Adaptations: Movie

• Plot Synopsis

  Howards End depicts the lives of three middle-class families - one rich, one intellectual, and one impecunious - in England at the beginning of the 20th Century.

• Critical Reception

  • "Howards End is undoubtedly Forster's masterpiece; it develops to their full the themes and attitudes of [his] early books and throws back upon them a new and enhancing light." - Lionel Trilling

  • "For readers living in such an age, the exhortation to "only connect" resonates ever more profoundly." - Alix Wilber

  • "A true classic! Irony comes in double helpings here, as Forster presents many themes of opposites, such as city vs. country." - Amazon.com user review

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