Maurice (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: E. M. Forster
- First Published: 1971
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: 1903-1913
- Setting: Cambridge, London, and Clive Durham’s country estate, Penge
- Principal Characters: Maurice Hall, Clive Durham, Alec Scudder
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman
- Subjects: Freedom, Self-discovery, Tradition, Love or romance, Sex or sexuality, Education or educators, 1910’s, Individuality, London
- Locales: London, England, Cambridge, England
The Story:
At fourteen, Maurice (pronounced “Morris”) Hall was sent to the same mediocre public school his dead father had attended. He was not a remarkable student, though he was proficient at his lessons, athletic, and handsome. Mr. Ducie, a schoolmaster, was aware that Maurice had no proper male role model and took it upon himself to instruct Maurice in sexual matters during a walk on the beach. Maurice realized that Ducie’s explanation did not explain Maurice’s own sexual urges. Maurice was perplexed by his schoolmates’ mixture of rude and cruel behavior tempered...
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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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