E M Forster
Books by E M Forster
“The crisis of liberal democracy that we’re living through is the same as the crisis of liberal democracy of the 1930s.” Read more...
Andrew Copson, Nonprofit Leaders & Activist
“Mrs Wilcox tells Margaret Schlegel of a superstition about the wych-elm which grows by her family home, Howards End.” Read more...
Tracy Chevalier on Trees in Literature
Tracy Chevalier, Historical Novelist
A Passage to India
by E M Forster
Its description of India – not only of the landscape but of the relations between Indians and Europeans – makes it one of the great colonial novels
Maurice
by E M Forster
Historically, it’s very interesting – a book he suppressed during his lifetime. It seems based on wish fulfilment, but also has a lot of class analysis
Interviews where books by E M Forster were recommended
Edmund White recommends the best of Gay Fiction
The author, critic and creative writing professor tells us about the battle to establish gay fiction. He recommends five novels where beautiful writing and gay themes come together.
The best books on East and West, recommended by Ian Buruma
The writer and historian Ian Buruma selects five Western perspectives of the East, including a novel of colonial India, a travelogue of disappearing Japan, and the collection of essays that lifted the veil on Mao’s China.
Tracy Chevalier on Trees in Literature
Books are made of trees and sometimes they’re also about trees. Best-selling author Tracy Chevalier picks the five best trees in fiction.
The best books on Humanism, recommended by Andrew Copson
Humanist ideas are not a recent phenomenon, but have been around for millennia, says Andrew Copson, chief executive of Humanists UK. He explains why it’s worth making a positive choice to be a humanist and recommends a great humanist reading list.
