Howards End, E.M. Forster
Howards End, E.M. Forster
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Howards End
A BBC Radio 4 full cast dramatisation

Author: E.M. Forster

Narrator: Alexandra Mathie, Ann Rye, Full Cast, Jill Cardo, John Hurt, Joseph Kloska, Lisa Dillon, Malcolm Raeburn, Tom Ferguson

Unabridged: 1 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/03/2018

Categories: Fiction, Classic


Synopsis

Spring 1905, England.

When Helen Schlegel goes to stay at Howards End - the country home of the Wilcox family, her own life, along with that of her sister Margaret, is changed forever. This is the tale of three families at the beginning of the twentieth century: the rich Wilcoxes, the gentle, idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts.

Frequently cited as E. M. Forster's finest work, Howards End brilliantly explores class warfare, conflict and the English character. This BBC dramatisation skilfully brings the classic novel to life.

Starring John Hurt as the Narrator, Lisa Dillon as Margaret Schlegel, Jill Cardo as Helen Schlegel, Tom Ferguson as Tibby Schlegel, Alexandra Mathie as Aunt Juley, Malcolm Raeburn as Henry Wilcox, Ann Rye as Ruth Wilcox and Joseph Kloska as Charles Wilcox.

About E.M. Forster

Edward Morgan "E. M." Forster (1879–1970) was an English novelist, short-story writer, essayist, and librettist. Many of his novels, including A Room with a View, Howards End, and A Passage to India, examine class difference and hypocrisy in late 19th-century and early 20th-century British society. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature twenty times.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Eloise on December 29, 2020

What is meant to happen, will happen anyway, do what you like. Fate has it's tricks in store for us, even when we think we can outsmart life in so many ways. I was glad to find there is also a small TV-series produced about this book, that I will certainly watch as soon as I'll find time for this. All......more

Goodreads review by Reuben on June 15, 2023

This was a nice enough domestic drama. Nothing much to say.......more

Goodreads review by Lauryn on September 15, 2025

Dumbass didn’t realize this was the abridged version…will come back to full thing smh......more

Goodreads review by Miki on May 18, 2021

The dramatisation of this classic was phenomenal! I haven't read anything written by Forster before, so I didn't know what to expect/hope for. But wow. The only reason that I didn't give it a higher rating is because I wish readers would have been given more character development of Henry (Wilcox) a......more