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Widely regarded as one of the most important novelists of the 20th century, E. M. Forster was fascinated by social conflicts. In this novel (which established the author's reputation), he not only reveals, with gentle irony, the moral and emotional deficiencies of the English upper classes but also reconciles differences between two families — the Schlegels and the Wilcoxes. Members of the former are idealistic, intellectual, and cosmopolitan in outlook; the latter — conservative, wealthy, and materialistic. Both are profoundly affected by a turn of events when they share a comfortable English country house called Howard's End.
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The disregard of a dying woman's bequest, a girl's attempt to help an impoverished clerk, and the marriage of an idealist and a materialist — all intersect at an estate called Howards End. The fate of this country home symbolizes the future of England in an exploration of social, economic, and philosophical trends during the post-Victorian era.
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