Book Jacket Status Not Jacketed Introduction by Alfred Kazan Firstpublished in 1910 <strong>Howards End</strong> is the novel that earned E. M. Forsterrecogniti... » 

Book Jacket Status Not Jacketed Introduction by Alfred Kazan Firstpublished in 1910 Howards End is the novel that earned E. M. Forsterrecognition as a major writer. At its heart lie two familiesthe wealthy andbusinessminded Wilcoxes and the cultured and idealistic Schlegels. When thebeautiful and independent Helen Schlegel begins an impetuous affair with theardent Paul Wilcox a series of events is sparkedsome very funny some verytragicthat results in a dispute over who will inherit Howards End theWilcoxes charming country home. As much about the clash between individualwills as the clash between the sexes and the classes Howards End is a novelwhose central tenet Only connect remains a powerful prescription for modernlife. From the Trade Paperback edition. From the Hardcover edition. «