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Howards End
Unknown author · historical fiction
Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. A strong-willed and intelligent woman refuses to allow the pretensions of her husband's smug English family to ruin her life. Howards End is considered by some to be Forster's masterpiece
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Howards End by Unknown author is historical fiction rooted in Global / multiple. Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. A strong-willed and intelligent woman refuses to allow the pretensions of her husband's smug English family to ruin her life. Howards End is considered by some to be Forster's masterpiece
On HisFic we tag it under 1. Literary historical fiction so you can pair it with similar story types. Recurring themes include fiction, inheritance and succession, sisters, country homes, and social classes.
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Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster about social conventions, codes of conduct and relationships in turn-of-the-century England. A strong-willed and intelligent woman refuses to allow the pretensions of her husband's smug English family to ruin her life. Howards End is considered by some to be Forster's masterpiece
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Global / multiple
Themes
- fiction
- inheritance and succession
- sisters
- country homes
- social classes
- illegitimate children
- remarried people
- man-woman relationships
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