Howards End
by E. M. Forster
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The book is about three families in England at the beginning of the twentieth century. The three families
represent different gradations of the Edwardian middle class: the Wilcoxes, who are rich capitalists with a
fortune made in the Colonies; the half-German Schlegel siblings (Margaret, Tibby, and Helen), who represent
the intellectual bourgeoisie and have a lot in common with the real-life Bloomsbury Group; and the Basts, a
couple who are struggling members of the lower-middle class. The Schlegel sisters try to help the poo...
represent different gradations of the Edwardian middle class: the Wilcoxes, who are rich capitalists with a
fortune made in the Colonies; the half-German Schlegel siblings (Margaret, Tibby, and Helen), who represent
the intellectual bourgeoisie and have a lot in common with the real-life Bloomsbury Group; and the Basts, a
couple who are struggling members of the lower-middle class. The Schlegel sisters try to help the poo...
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