Forster (1879-1970) began writing stories while at Cambridge University. & quot Howards End is undoubtedly Forster's masterpiece it develops to their full the themes and attitudes of early books and throws back upon them a new and enhancing light, & quot wrote the critic Lionel Trilling.Į. As much about the clash between individual wills as the clash between the sexes and the classes, Howards End is a novel whose central tenet, & quot Only connect, & quot remains a powerful prescription for modern life. When the beautiful and independent Helen Schlegel begins an impetuous affair with the ardent Paul Wilcox, a series of events is sparked-some very funny, some very tragic-that results in a dispute over who will inherit Howards End, the Wilcoxes' charming country home. At its heart lie two families-the wealthy and business-minded Wilcoxes and the cultured and idealistic Schlegels. one that admirers have no trouble reading over and over again, & quot said Alfred Kazin.įirst published in 1910, Howards End is the novel that earnedĮ. Commentary by Virginia Woolf, Lionel Trilling,
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