A Room with a View (Bantam Classic)

TheloveofayoungBritishwomannamedLucyHoneychurchforaBritishexpatriatelivinginItalyiscondemnedbyherstuffy,middle-classguardians,whopreferaneligiblemanoftheirownchoosing.PublisherComments:ThisEdwardiansocialcomedyexploresloveandprimproprietyamonganeccentriccastofcharactersassembledinanItalianpensioneandinacornerofSurrey,England.AcharmingyoungEnglishwoman,LucyHoneychurch,faintsintothearmsofafellowBritisherwhenshewitnessesamurderinaFlorentinepiazza.Attractedtothisman,GeorgeEmerson--whoisentirelyunsuitableandwhosefatherjustmaybeaSocialist--Lucyissoonatwarwiththesnobberyofherclassandherownconflictingdesires.BackinEnglandsheiscourtedbyamoreacceptable,ifstifling,suitor,andsoonrealizesshemustmakeastartlingdecisionthatwilldecidethecourseofherfuture:sheisforcedtochoosebetweenconventionandpassion.TheenduringdelightofthistaleofromanticintrigueisrootedinForster'scolorfulcharacters,includingoutrageousspinsters,pompousclergymenandoutspokenpatriots.Writtenin1908,ARoomWithAViewisoneofE.M.Forster'searliestandmostcelebratedworks.