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E. M. Forster

Short biography: E. M. Forster in Great Lives

About E. M. Forster

E. M. Forster (1879-1970) was an English novelist and critic, author of A Room with a View, Howards End and A Passage to India.

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“Yes--oh, dear, yes--the novel tells a story.”
Aspects of the Novel, II. The Story
“"The king died and then the queen died," is a story. "The king died, and then the queen died of grief" is a plot.”
Aspects of the Novel, V. The Plot
“The test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in a convincing way.”
Aspects of the Novel, IV. People (continued)

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Aspects of the Novel

E. M. Forster

1927 · Early 20th Century · Essays

Aspects of the Novel is E. M. Forster's book of lectures on the art of fiction. He delivered them as the Clark Lectures at Trinity College, Cambridge, in the spring of 1927, and published them the same year, keeping their informal, talkative tone.

Art / CreationLanguage / Storytelling