About This eBook

Title: A Room With a View
Author: E. M. Forster (1879–1970)
Original Publication: 1908
Language: English
Category: Classic Literature / Romance / Social Commentary

Description:
Perhaps E. M. Forster’s lightest and most charming novel, A Room With a View was long in the making—begun as early as 1901 and published in 1908.

The story follows Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman traveling through Italy with her cousin Charlotte Bartlett. Amid Florence’s beauty and chaos, Lucy encounters the unconventional George Emerson and his eccentric father. Upon returning to England, she finds herself torn between George’s passion and the propriety embodied by her suitor Cecil Vyse.

Through Lucy’s journey of self-discovery, Forster offers a witty yet penetrating critique of Edwardian society—its hypocrisies, class divisions, and rigid expectations of women.

Though the novel’s tone is light and filled with Forster’s trademark humor, it also carries profound insight into love, freedom, and authenticity. In 1958, Forster added an appendix describing the later lives of the characters, showing how the events of the two World Wars shaped their destinies.

Copyright Status: Public domain in the United States.