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Howards End

by E. M. Forster · June 11, 2007

Cover of Howards End
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Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. A strong-willed and intelligent woman refuses to allow the pretensions of her husband's smug English family to ruin her life. Howards End is considered by some to be Forster's masterpiece

FictionInheritance and successionSistersCountry homesSocial classesIllegitimate childrenRemarried peopleMan-woman relationshipsSocial conflictWomen intellectualsHome ownershipSocial life and customs