Howards End

Set in Edwardian England, Howards End is the portrait of a lost era, a deceptively golden time before the First World War that would change values and lifestyles forever. To illuminate these changing times, Forster throws together three vastly dissimilar classes of people: the Schlegels¿Helen and Margaret¿educated, compassionate and independently wealthy; the Wilcoxes¿nouveau riche Empire builders; and Leonard Bast, an ambitious but struggling bank clerk. As these three groups move in and out of each other¿s worlds, disasters and discoveries ensue.