Edition details
Novels of E.M. Forster, The (6v.) introduction by Bernard Levin, lithographs by Glynn Boyd Harte. Quarter dark brown cloth, cream paper boards with brown, green and gold vertical stripes, dark green endleaves. Dark green six-volume slipcase with lithographs in brown by Glynn Boyd Harte. 24 x 16.2 cm. 1. Where Angels Fear to Tread. Five leaves of four-colour lithographs. 156 pp. 2. The Longest Journey. Five leaves of four-colour lithographs. 274 pp. 3. A Room with a View. Seven leaves of four-colour lithographs. 228 pp. 4. Howards End. Seven leaves of four-colour lithographs. 328 pp. 5. A Passage to India. Nine leaves of four-colour lithographs. 294 pp. 6. Maurice. Five leaves of four-colour lithographs. 216 pp.
About the book
This six-volume collection brings together E. M. Forster's novels Where Angels Fear to Tread, The Longest Journey, A Room with a View, Howards End, A Passage to India and Maurice. English society, Italian encounters, imperial relationships and forbidden love provide different settings for his interest in personal connection and the barriers raised by class, convention and prejudice. Forster's comedy of manners can give way to moments of emotional and moral uncertainty. Read together, these novels reveal a writer repeatedly asking what it costs to live honestly within the expectations of one's time.