num_pages: 256
description: “A century after its publication, it seems as relevant as ever.” –The GuardianMaurice is heartbroken over unrequited love, which opened his heart and mind to his own sexual identity. In order to be true to himself, he goes against the grain of society’s often unspoken rules of class, wealth, and politics.Forster understood that his homage to same-sex love, if published when he completed it in 1914, would probably end his career. Thus, Maurice languished in a drawer for fifty-seven years, the author requesting it be published only after his death (along with his stories about homosexuality later collected in The Life to Come).Since its release in 1971, Maurice has been widely read and praised. It has been, and continues to be, adapted for major stage productions, including the 1987 Oscar-nominated film adaptation starring Hugh Grant and James Wilby.
language: English
title: Maurice
titlecomplete: Maurice
characters: Mr Ayres, Mrs Durham, Mr Borenius, Mr Scudder, Mrs Wetherall, Dr Barry, Ada Hall, Clive Durham, Alec Scudder, Kitty Hall, Fred Scudder, Mrs Ducie, Risley, Simcox, Miss Tonks, Ben Ducie, Mrs Scudder, Mr Lasker Jones, Mr Fetherstonhaugh, Archie London, Maurice Hall, Aunt Ida, Anne Woods (Maurice)
genres: Classics, LGBT, Historical, Gay, Novels, Romance, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Fiction, Queer
ratings_count: 43878
places: British Museum, London, England, Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, Cambridgeshire, England, England, Southampton, England, London, England, Cambridge, England
publisher: Plume