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Howards End
Book • 1910
Published in 1910, 'Howards End' is a critical examination of social class, capitalism, and personal relationships in Edwardian England.
The novel revolves around the Wilcoxes, a wealthy family with colonial ties; the Schlegel siblings, who are intellectually inclined and part of the Bloomsbury Group; and the Basts, a struggling lower-class couple.
It delves into themes of class struggle, the impact of industrialization, and the moral contradictions of imperialism.
The story is marked by a complex web of relationships, inheritances, and personal tragedies that highlight the societal divisions and cultural disparities of the time.
The novel revolves around the Wilcoxes, a wealthy family with colonial ties; the Schlegel siblings, who are intellectually inclined and part of the Bloomsbury Group; and the Basts, a struggling lower-class couple.
It delves into themes of class struggle, the impact of industrialization, and the moral contradictions of imperialism.
The story is marked by a complex web of relationships, inheritances, and personal tragedies that highlight the societal divisions and cultural disparities of the time.
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as a novel that thinks philosophically about being an individual in Imperial Britain.

John Plotz

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Lyndsey Stonebridge on Hannah Arendt's Lessons on Love and Disobedience (JP)
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as an extremely important book for him.


Stephen Fry

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STEPHEN FRY: from rebellion to reverence
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during their discussion of Oscar-nominated films of 1992.


Kim Wannop

Howard Warman

Production Design Film Study - 1992 - Bram Stoker's Dracula, Chaplin, Howard's End, Toys, and Unforgiven.
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as a major inspiration, initially considered for its dueling family point of views.

Emily Everett

Emily Everett, "All That Life Can Afford" (G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2025)





