Howards End explores the shifting social landscape of Edwardian England through the intertwined lives of three families: the idealistic Schlegels, the wealthy and pragmatic Wilcoxes, and the struggling clerk Leonard Bast. At its heart is a country house, Howards End, which becomes a symbol of continuity, inheritance, and connection to the land. The Schlegel sisters value culture, empathy, and personal relationships, while the Wilcoxes embody material success and imperial confidence. Leonard Bast, caught between aspiration and precarity, reveals the human cost of rigid class divisions. As relationships form and fracture, misunderstandings and moral failures accumulate, leading to tragedy.
Price: $18.99Size: 8.5 x 11 inchesPages: 346
