Forster, E. M.: 1879-1970
Howards End, 1910 - Information about the Book
- General Information
- Howards End is the story of two independent and unconventional sisters and the men in their lives seeking love and meaning as they navigate an ever-changing world.
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- Facts
- In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Howards End 38th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century. From Wikipedia
- Why no apostrophe?
- Howards End has no apostrophe, an error which apparently irritated Forster every time he saw it. From The Writer's Almanac
- Another answer: "Howards End" isn't missing an apostrophe — the title is a reference to a country home of that name.
- Howards End, the house
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- Reviews
- An excellent beginning: "Howard's End (sic) is a novel of high quality written with what appears to be a feminine brilliance of perception." The Guardian; June 15, 2002
- Review: "Written under the shadow of the Great War, the novel is an allegorical plea for peace between Germany and Britain." Amita Basu; July 4, 2021
- Review: "The main female protagonists are independent in comparison to the possibilities offered in their time and day." fictivestina; October 28, 2016
- Articles
- Notes Towards an Analysis of Forster’s Novel: "There is a ray of hope that these two worlds – ‘the prose and the passion’, the Wilcoxes and the Schlegels, the new and the old, the modern and the traditional – can be reconciled." Oliver Tearle; December 2019
- Why Howards End Is so Relevant and Infuriating Right Now: "The story is much about class, represented by three groups." Erin Donnelly; November 12, 2017