<p><b>The Penguin English Library Edition of <i>Howards End </i>by E. M. Forster<br></b><br><b>''The poor cannot always reach those whom they want to love, and they can hardly ever escape from those whom they love no longer. We rich can''</b><br><br>''Only connect.'' is the idea at the heart of this book, a heartbreaking and provocative tale of three families at the beginning of the twentieth century: the rich Wilcoxes, the gentle, idealistic Schlegels and the lower-middle class Basts. As the Schlegel sisters try desperately to help the Basts and educate the close-minded Wilcoxes, the families are drawn together in love, lies and death. <br><br>Frequently cited as E. M. Forster''s finest work, <i>Howards End</i> brilliantly explores class warfare, conflict and the English character.<br><br>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.</p>