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Title: A Room with a View
Note: Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Summary: "A Room with a View" by E. M. Forster is a novel written during the early 20th century, which explores themes of social conventions and personal freedom. Set primarily in Italy and England, the narrative follows the journey of Lucy Honeychurch, a young woman navigating her feelings about love, societal expectations, and her own desires against the backdrop of her experiences abroad. The opening of the story introduces the character of Lucy and her cousin Charlotte Bartlett as they arrive at the Pension Bertolini in Florence. Disappointed by the accommodation’s lack of a promised view, they bicker about their arrangements. Lucy's eagerness to experience Italy conflicts with Charlotte's more cautious demeanor. Here, the reader meets Mr. Emerson and his son George, who challenge the norms of polite society, offering their rooms to Lucy and Charlotte out of kindness, which Charlotte initially declines. The tension between personal desires and societal expectations is palpable, setting the stage for Lucy's internal conflict and her eventual blossoming into independence and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
EBook No.: 2641
Published: May 1, 2001
Downloads: 51436
Language: English
Subject: Humorous stories
Subject: England -- Fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: British -- Italy -- Fiction
Subject: Florence (Italy) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: A Room with a View
Note: Reading ease score: 84.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.
Summary: "A Room with a View" by E. M. Forster is a novel written during the early 20th century, which explores themes of social conventions and personal freedom. Set primarily in Italy and England, the narrative follows the journey of Lucy Honeychurch, a young woman navigating her feelings about love, societal expectations, and her own desires against the backdrop of her experiences abroad. The opening of the story introduces the character of Lucy and her cousin Charlotte Bartlett as they arrive at the Pension Bertolini in Florence. Disappointed by the accommodation’s lack of a promised view, they bicker about their arrangements. Lucy's eagerness to experience Italy conflicts with Charlotte's more cautious demeanor. Here, the reader meets Mr. Emerson and his son George, who challenge the norms of polite society, offering their rooms to Lucy and Charlotte out of kindness, which Charlotte initially declines. The tension between personal desires and societal expectations is palpable, setting the stage for Lucy's internal conflict and her eventual blossoming into independence and self-discovery. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan), 1879-1970
EBook No.: 2641
Published: May 1, 2001
Downloads: 51436
Language: English
Subject: Humorous stories
Subject: England -- Fiction
Subject: Young women -- Fiction
Subject: British -- Italy -- Fiction
Subject: Florence (Italy) -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.