Maurice

E.M. Forster ( Howards End , A Room With A View ) finished this gay-themed novel in 1914, and though he showed it to some close friends, he didn't publish it in his lifetime. It eventually came out after his death, in the early 1970s. What a gift to have a novel about same sex love written a cen

Maurice is a book, among few others, where I’d like to not only share a select few quotes with you, but transcribe the whole story from start to finish. I’d also love to delve deep into the story behind the book, and its creator E. M. Forster. Maurice is “his story” in two senses of the term: firstl Leggi tutto

The second dream is more difficult to convey. Nothing happened. He scarcely saw a face, scarcely heard a voice say, “That is your friend,” and then it was over, having filled him with beauty and taught him tenderness. He could die for such a friend, he would allow such a friend to die for him; th Leggi tutto

"Begun 1913Finished 1914Dedicated to a Happier Year” Edward Morgan Forster (1879-1970) wrote Maurice (*) as a relatively young man, aged 34, at a time when old Europe was starting to fall apart. However, it was not published until 1971, a year after his death. Maurice is probably the first literary w Leggi tutto

It feels so good to find a book like Maurice that I can appreciate despite its imperfections. Trying to judge it too objectively would mean rejecting the connection I felt with it. It is the best book by Forster that I have read. Objectively, it has probably aged the least. But more importantly, thi Leggi tutto

Possibly my new favourite book of the year so far. I absolutely loved this one - beautiful, moving, such a powerful read.

If Dorian Gray is the dramatic, scandal-creating gay classic, than Maurice is the snobbish yet emotionally moving gay classic. Written in 1913-14 but only published sixty years later, this is a book that is impressive - not because of its romance - but because of the character's personal journey