Three Forster novels examining class, propriety, and desire in Edwardian England and Italy, including a landmark story of gay love.
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Three Forster novels examining class, propriety, and desire in Edwardian England and Italy, including a landmark story of gay love.
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This Edwardian social comedy explores love and prim propriety among an eccentric cast of characters assembled in an Italian pensione and in a corner of Surrey, England.A charming young Englishwoman, Lucy Honeychurch, faints into the arms of a fellow Britisher when she witnesses a murder in a Florentine piazza. Attracted to this man, George Emerson-who is entirely unsuitable and whose father just may be a Socialist-Lucy is soon at war with the snobbery of her class and her own conflicting desires...
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Central gay romance with intimate scenes in Maurice; heterosexual attraction and kisses in A Room with a View.
Violence & gore
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Brief witnessed murder in A Room with a View; no graphic violence.
Profanity
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Mild period language; occasional strong expressions.
Substance use
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Social drinking at dinners and gatherings.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Maurice centers on a man's gay awakening and same-sex relationships.
Religious content
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Critiques of religion and clergy in multiple novels.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft depicted.
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content.
Political content
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Extensive exploration of class divisions and social change.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted.
Abuse & suffering
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Emotional repression, class-based suffering, and coercive relationships.
Other
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