Howards End (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: E. M. Forster
- First Published: 1910
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Domestic realism
- Time of Work: Early twentieth century
- Setting: England
- Genres: Long fiction, Domestic realism
- Subjects: Twentieth century, Social issues, Rural or country life, Class consciousness, England or English people, Upper classes, Adultery, Wills, Illegitimacy, London, Business or business people, Fate or fatalism, Houses, mansions, or manors
- Locales: London, England, Dorset, England
Characters Discussed
Henry Wilcox, a prosperous British businessman who has his fair share of domestic bliss and trouble. He owns Howards End, a country home near London, and it is here that the climactic scenes in the novel take place. At the end of his life, he wills Howards End to his second wife, with the understanding that after her death it is to go to the illegitimate child of his second wife’s daughter.
Ruth Wilcox, Wilcox’s first wife and Margaret Schlegel’s good friend. She becomes ill and dies suddenly after writing a note that leaves Howards End to...
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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)
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