Edward Morgan Forster, known as E. M. Forster, was an English writer. His best known works include A Room with a View, Howards End and A Passage to India.
- Forster was born on January 1, 1879. Sadly, his father died of tuberculosis in 1880. Forster was raised by his mother and his paternal aunts.
- Forster inherited a great deal of money from a paternal aunt who passed away in 1887.
- In the 1930s and 1940s Forster was a broadcaster on BBC Radio
- Forster died of a stroke on June 7, 1970 in Coventry. He was 91.
- Maurice was published posthumously. Its homosexual themes caused some controversy as Forster’s sexual preferences weren’t widely known previously.
Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice. ~ A Room With A View by E. M. Forster
Novels by E. M. Forster
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905)
The Longest Journey (1907)
A Room with a View (1908)
Howards End (1910)
A Passage to India (1924)
Maurice (written in 1913–14, published posthumously in 1971)
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