Aspects of the Novel

By:   E M Forster
Imprint:   Black Eagle Books
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm,  Spine: 9mm
Weight:   209g
ISBN:   9781645603528
ISBN 10:   1645603520
Pages:   158
Publication Date:   28 January 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Edward Morgan Forster (January 1, 1879 - June 7, 1970) was a novelist, short story writer and essayist. He was born in London and studied at King's College, Cambridge. In 1911 he went to India with G. Lowes Dickinson, his mentor at King's College. During World War I, Forster was engaged in civilian war work in Alexandria. He returned to London after the war as a journalist. In 1921 he again went to India, to work as secretary to the Maharajah of Dewas State. His novel A Passage to India was published in 1924. It is considered as his magnum opus, and it won the Femina Vie Heureuse and the James Tait Black Memorial prizes in 1925. His other novels are Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), The Longest Journey (1907), A Room with a View (1908), Howards End (1910).In 1927 Forster delivered the William George Clark lectures at Trinity College, Cambridge. Titled Aspects of the Novel, the lectures were published in book form the same year. Also, in 1927 he became a Fellow of Cambridge.His other writings are - a collection of short stories The Eternal Moment (1928), a collection of reviews Abinger Harvest (1936), two biographies (Goldsworthy Lowes Dickinson in 1934 and Marianne Thornton in 1956), a libretto for Benjamin Britten's opera, Billy Budd (with Eric Crozier), and numerous essays. In 1953 he published The Hill of Devi, an uneven collection of letters and reminiscences of his experiences in India.In 1946, Forster moved to King's College in Cambridge to live there as an honorary fellow. Mr. Forster's numerous awards included membership in the Order of Companions of Honour, a recognition bestowed in 1953 by Queen Elizabeth II. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 20 separate years.