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A Room with a View

E. M. Forster

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A Room with a View is a romance that makes use of the convention of the marriage plot, but it is also a comedy parodying British tourism in Italy. Forster had spent one year travelling in Italy between 1901 and 1902, and the people and situations he observed during his visit greatly influenced the novel. Lucy’s visit to Northern Italy references the 18th-century Grand Tour, the trip across southern Europe, which was seen as a necessary way for young gentlemen to complete their education. In Forster’s novel, Lucy and her cousin travel to Florence to see the ‘real Italy’ but stay in...

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  • A Room With a View : Chapter 20 - The End of the Middle AgesMay 23, 2023 · 11 min
  • A Room With a View : Chapter 19 - Lying to Mr EmersonMay 23, 2023 · 31 min
  • A Room With a View : Chapter 18 - Lying to Mr Beebe, Mrs Honeychurch, Freddy, and the ServantsMay 23, 2023 · 32 min
  • A Room With a View : Chapter 17 - Lying to CecilMay 23, 2023 · 13 min
  • A Room With a View : Chapter 16 - Lying to GeorgeMay 23, 2023 · 17 min
  • A Room With a View : Chapter 15 - The Disaster WithinMay 23, 2023 · 28 min
  • A Room With a View : Chapter 14 - How Lucy Faced the External Situation BravelyMay 23, 2023 · 13 min
  • A Room With a View : Chapter 13 - How Miss Bartlett's Boiler Was So TiresomeMay 23, 2023 · 17 min
  • A Room With a View : Chapter 12 - Twelfth ChapterMay 23, 2023 · 20 min
  • A Room With a View : Chapter 11 - In Mrs. Vyse's Well-Appointed FlatMay 23, 2023 · 11 min

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