Howards End

''A social comedy, often delightful . . . with energy, curiosity and wit''DAVID NICHOLLS ''Forster''s masterpiece''THE TIMES''The present flowed by them like a stream. The tree rustled. It had mad ...

''A social comedy, often delightful . . . with energy, curiosity and wit''DAVID NICHOLLS ''Forster''s masterpiece''THE TIMES''The present flowed by them like a stream. The tree rustled. It had made music before they were born, and would continue after their deaths, but its song was of the moment.''Howards End, the country home of the Wilcoxes, overlooks a fertile garden and a meadow beyond, the boundary marked by a majestic wych-elm tree. Great red poppies bloom, cherry and plum trees flower and the scent of cut hay perfumes the air.In the spring of 1905, within those vine-covered walls, a bri