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| Original Title: | Where Angels Fear to Tread |
| ISBN: | 1419193775 (ISBN13: 9781419193774) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Philip Herriton, Mrs. Herriton, Harriet Purcell, Gino Carella, Caroline Abbott, Mrs. Theobold, Lilia Herriton, Irma Herriton |
E.M. Forster
Paperback | Pages: 148 pages Rating: 3.62 | 12577 Users | 858 Reviews
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| Title | : | Where Angels Fear to Tread |
| Author | : | E.M. Forster |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 148 pages |
| Published | : | June 17th 2004 by Kessinger Publishing (first published 1905) |
| Categories | : | Classics. Fiction. Cultural. Italy. European Literature. British Literature |
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When the young English widow Lilia Herriton takes off on the grand tour and along the way marries a penniless Italian, her in-laws are far from amused. That the marriage should fail and poor Lilia die tragically are only to be expected. But that Lilia should have had a baby - and that the baby should be raised as an Italian! - are matters requiring immediate correction by Philip Herriton, his dour sister Harriet, and their well-meaning friend Miss Abbott.Rating Epithetical Books Where Angels Fear to Tread
Ratings: 3.62 From 12577 Users | 858 ReviewsCrit Epithetical Books Where Angels Fear to Tread
"Fools rush in ..."I guess I'm a fool. I thought E. M. Forster was easy to read, almost too easy sometimes. Delighted with his nearly faultless prose, I read his thin first novel, Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905), all in one afternoon. Forster tells the story of a young English widow who is seduced by her romantic vision of Italy and Italians and yearns to escape her controlling and snobbish in-laws in England. Her hasty marriage to a member of "Italian nobility" sets her English relationsUpper middle class family go to "rescue" the offspring of their son's widow (fathered by her new Italian husband; she died in childbirth). Evocative Italian setting and surprisingly "modern" idioms and turns of phrase ("Dinner was a nightmare.") and attitudes of some of the characters. Unexpected ending.
"Romance only dies with life." I spent some delicious summer hours rereading Forster's first novel, thinking of Europe and its contrasting, yet matching characters, its various climates and cultural reference points. The eternal question of how to cope with social environment and human nature remains unhappily unsolved but beautifully illustrated in front of an Italian artistic landscape backdrop, with a cast of English characters struggling with suppressed emotions. What is important in life?
WOW such a sad story
I can't be objective regarding E. M. Forster. Simply love his novels...
Called a comedy by some reviewers, I don't see that at all. It is tragic all the way round. There are comic aspects, especially at the beginning and I was as ready to laugh as anyone at the shallow, ignorant British tourist Lilia, falling in love with an Italian who is out of her class and social level. The novel is uneven in its mood and I can tell that it is Forster's first. He attains greatness in his later works, but here glimmers appear.
A novel of class and culture differences that are unable to be reconciled. Surprised at how unbearably sad this little novel was overall. The impact of adult actions on an innocent child.Whilst the characterisation of major characters wasn't as well developed as I've come to expect by this author but the setting of Italy was wonderful.It wasn't until I'd read some of the other Goodreads reviews that I learnt that it was the author's first novel.
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