A Room With a View

by E. M. Forster, Philip Dossick (Editor)

Overview

A Room With a View* published in 1908 to both critical and popular acclaim, is an imaginative comedy of manners that depicts a young Englishwoman trying to come to grips with the conflict between her desires and society's expectations.

Forster's most memorably romantic exploration of the liberating effects of Italy on the English, A Room with a View follows the closely chaperoned Lucy Honeychurch to Florence, where she meets the eccentric George Emerson and finds herself inspired by his refreshingly free spirit--thus putting her in mind to escape the claustrophobic snobbery of her guardians back in England.

Its moral is utterly simple: throw away your etiquette book and listen to your heart!


E.M. FORSTER (1879-1970) was an English novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and librettist. He is best known for Maurice, A Passage To India, Howard's End, and A Room With A View.


* The Modern Library has listed A Room With a View as one of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150183919
Publisher:	Kizra Books
Publication date:	01/30/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	350
File size:	768 KB

About the Author

Born in London in 1879, E. M. Forster is the author of six novels: Where Angels Fear to Tread, The Longest Journey, A Room with a View, Howard’s End, A Passage to India, and Maurice, the last published posthumously. He also wrote a number short stories, in addition to criticism and essays. His books have been adapted into several popular movies. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 13 separate years. He died in 1970.

Date of Birth:

January 1, 1879

Date of Death:

June 7, 1970

Place of Birth:

London

Place of Death:

Coventry, England

Education:

B. A. in classics, King's College, Cambridge, 1900; B. A. in history, 1901; M.A., 1910