"Maurice" 1972 FORSTER, E.M. (SOLD)

FORSTER, E.M.

[256] pp.

W.W. Norton & Company, Inc

1972

First Edition

8 1/2″ x 6″

Maurice is a novel by E. M. Forster. A tale of homosexual love in early 20th-century England, it follows Maurice Hall from his schooldays through university and beyond. It was written in 19131914 and revised in 1932 as well as 19521960 (each version differs in the novel’s last part).[1][2] Forster was an admirer of the poet, philosopher, socialist, and early gay rights activist Edward Carpenter and, following a visit to Carpenter’s home at Millthorpe, Derbyshire in 1913, was inspired to write Maurice. The cross-class relationship between Carpenter and his working-class partner, George Merrill, presented a real-life model for that of Maurice and Alec Scudder.