Howards End

MP3 Audio CD. E.M. Forster has penned a novel that is considered one of the best works of literature of post-Victorian England. The book is the empathic and powerful story of three very different families, whose destinies are at a crossroads at the Hertfordshire estate known by the name of Howards End. Named after the estate, the novel engages in themes that revolve around topics as diverse as politics, economics, philosophy or even England's future, showing many examples of the lifestyle and mannerisms associated with the era before the Great War.

The Schlegel siblings are from a half-German family that's quite well off, as well as properly educated. The intelligent sisters are well-read and quite idealistic, aiming to make a difference in the world by helping a poor family in the area. The Basts are the young couple they have their eye on ? a family with a lower-middle class background. While they are barely able to sustain themselves, the Wilcoxes have plenty of money, but their economic and social prejudices, as well as their materialistic ideologies prevent them from opening up too much to the warm-hearted Schlegels.

Three families, three life journeys and? an engagement; but will everything get sorted out in the end? The plot of Howards End seems to be as fascinating as it is complex, and modern day readers have found it to be just as interesting as it was in 1910, when it was published for the very first time. The book has been a topic of discussion among numerous critics, and has always managed to reveal new layers of understanding associated with the state of the world as it was during that era, as well as its impact on every level of society.

This is, without a doubt, one of E.M. Forster's most well-known and well-written novels, and anyone interested in a hot debate, an exciting romance, or just a book of musings about social and economic complications, will definitely enjoy this outstanding book.