A Room With a View Howards End Maurice Author:E.M. Forster E.M. Forster, born in England in 1879, is one of a very few modern novelists whose works are as loved as they are admired. Gracefully and dramatically they combine wit, a love of nature, astute social criticism, and a complex and sympathetic understanding of human nature. In these three novels Forster explores a perennial theme - the contradic... more »tory demands of passion and civilization and the difficulties of staying true to the best ideals of each.« less