![]() ![]() ![]() A subtle attack on decorous Edwardian values and a humanely sympathetic portrayal of the clash of two cultures, Where Angels Fear to Tread is also a profound exploration of character and virtue.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War. ![]() It tells the story of Lilia Herriton, who proves to be an embarrassment to her late husband's family as, in the small Tuscan town of Monteriano, she begins a relationship with a much younger Italian man - classless, uncouth and highly unsuitable. Forster's first novel is a witty comedy of manners that is tinged with tragedy. Forster'I had got an idea that everyone here spent their lives in making little sacrifices for objects they didn't care for, to please people they didn't love that they never learned to be sincere - and, what's as bad, never learned how to enjoy themselves' E. The Penguin English Library Edition of Where Angels Fear to Tread by E. Forster 15,138 ratings, 3.60 average rating, 1,179 reviews Open Preview Where Angels Fear to Tread Quotes Showing 1-30 of 36 I seem fated to pass through the world without colliding with it or moving it and I'm sure I can't tell you whether the fate's good or evil. ![]()
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