num_pages: 297
description: E.M. Forster's novel, Howard's End tells the story of class struggles during the turn-of-the-century in England. The main theme was about the difficulties, troubles and the benefits of relationships between members of different social classes. Truly a masterpiece according to critic Lionel Trilling. Howards End, published in 1910, concerns the relationships that develop between the imaginative, life-loving Schlegel family -- Margaret, Helen, and their brother Tibby -- and the seemingly cool, pragmatic Wilcoxes -- Henry and Ruth and their children Charles, Paul, and Evie. Margaret finds a soulmate in Ruth, who before she dies declares in a note that her family's country house, Howards End, should go to Margaret. Her survivors choose to ignore her wishes, but after marrying Henry, Margaret ultimately does come to own the house.
language: English
title: Howards End
titlecomplete: Howards End
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, British Literature, Audiobook, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 87841
publisher: Barnes Noble Books