Howards End (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
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
- 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
Places Discussed
Howards End. Modest farmhouse near Hilton owned by Mrs. Wilcox, an hour by train north of London, England. E. M. Forster based the house on his boyhood home, called Rooksnest, in Hertfordshire. Both Rooksnest and Howards End are just outside the suburban ring of 1910 London. Although it takes Aunt Juley an hour to get to Hilton by train, following the Great North Road, this is still a journey too far for Paul Wilcox to commute to the city daily for work. As he says, it is somewhere between country and town.
The house is heavily symbolic. To Ruth Wilcox,...
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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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