Forster, E. M.

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Two free-thinking sisters, Helen and Margaret, lose their house and are bequeathed Howard's End by Ruth Wilcox, who has befriended Margaret. Ruth's family, however, has other plans, and destroys the will without telling the sisters. Mr. Wilcox, now a widow, marries Margaret. When Helen becomes pregnant and refuses to name the father, Mr. Wilcox and Margaret differ in their opinion on how to help her.

A comedy of manners about a group of English upper-class on holiday in Italy, detailing their response to Italy and to one another.