The Celestial Omnibus (Magill Book Reviews)
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- Author: E. M. Forster
- First Published: 1911
- Type of Work: Short Story
- Genres: Short fiction, Allegory, Fantasy
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Fantasy, Boys
- Locales: London, England
The story opens in a stuffy middle-class neighborhood in suburban London, where a small boy is puzzled by a sign pointing up a blank alley and carrying the inscription “To Heaven.” A patronizing, name-dropping neighbor, Mr. Bons (“snob” spelled backward) reveals that the sign was the joke of a person named Shelley. Asked if he knows who Shelley was, the boy admits that he does not and hangs his head in shame because he considers Mr. Bons “probably the wisest person alive.”
That evening, the boy returns to the alley and discovers a mysterious notice announcing the...
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E. M. Forster (Cyclopedia of World Authors)E. M. Forster (Short Fiction)E. M. Forster (Dictionary of World Biography)E. M. Forster (Long Fiction)Theory of Short Fiction (Topical Overview--Short Fiction)
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