The Longest Journey

by E. M. Forster

Overview

E. M. Forster once described his second novel 'The Longest Journey' (1907) as the book "I am most glad to have written."

An introspective novel of manners at once comic and tragic, it tells the story of struggling writer turned schoolmaster Rickie Elliott and his problematic marriage to the unappealing Agnes Pembroke. Rickie abandons his aspirations for those of the conventional world, gradually sinking into a life of petty conformity and bitter disappointments.

"In its arbitrary departures from the proprieties of the modern novel there is genuine refreshment and even special claim upon our affections." --L. Trilling

This enhanced edition includes an E. M. Forster image gallery as well as a link to a free audio recording of 'The Longest Journey.'

*Text revised and optimized for NOOK
*Free audio recording

Product Details

BN ID:	2940149545551
Publisher:	Enhanced E-Books
Publication date:	04/12/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Born in London in 1879, E. M. Forster is the author of six novels: Where Angels Fear to Tread, The Longest Journey, A Room with a View, Howard’s End, A Passage to India, and Maurice, the last published posthumously. He also wrote a number short stories, in addition to criticism and essays. His books have been adapted into several popular movies. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 13 separate years. He died in 1970.

Date of Birth:

January 1, 1879

Date of Death:

June 7, 1970

Place of Birth:

London

Place of Death:

Coventry, England

Education:

B. A. in classics, King's College, Cambridge, 1900; B. A. in history, 1901; M.A., 1910