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Title details for Lord Jim by E.M. Forster - Available

Lord Jim

by E.M. Forster
Susannah Harker
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First published in 1910 Howards End is considered by many to be Forster's greatest novel. Set at the beginning of the twentieth century it follows the fortunes and inter-relations between three family groups of differing backgrounds and outlooks. At the top of the money tree are the Wilcoxes who represent broadly materialism and an upper-class English archetype. The family has made money in the colonies and also have a property—Howards End—owned by the terminally-ill mother, Ruth Wilcox, who must decide how best to pass on the estate. A decision that triggers much of the novel's ensuing conflict, scandal and tragedy...

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Publisher: Canongate Books Edition: Abridged

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  • ISBN: 9780857864819
  • File size: 136723 KB
  • Release date: November 6, 2017
  • Duration: 04:44:50
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Classic Literature Fiction

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English

First published in 1910 Howards End is considered by many to be Forster's greatest novel. Set at the beginning of the twentieth century it follows the fortunes and inter-relations between three family groups of differing backgrounds and outlooks. At the top of the money tree are the Wilcoxes who represent broadly materialism and an upper-class English archetype. The family has made money in the colonies and also have a property—Howards End—owned by the terminally-ill mother, Ruth Wilcox, who must decide how best to pass on the estate. A decision that triggers much of the novel's ensuing conflict, scandal and tragedy...

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Classic Literature Fiction
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