ARCHBISHOP KAVUKATTU CENTRAL LIBRARY
ONLINE LIBRARY CATALOGUE (OPAC)

A Room with a View / by E.M. Forster

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: England: Penguin Books Ltd., 2011Description: p.211Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 823.912 FOR-R
Summary: Ranked as modern library's list of the 100 Best English-language novels of the 20th century. A room with a view is about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a humorous critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Lucy honeychurch travels to Florence, Italy, with her cousin and they were assured they would receive a room with a view of the river Arno, but instead are given a room overlooking a dull courtyard. A one Mr. Emerson and his son George offer their room, which as the desirable view, to the two ladies. From this opening sequence, a room with a view sets off following young Lucy as she navigates through the proprieties of edwardian-era society.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Books Books ARCHBISHOP KAVUKATTU CENTRAL LIBRARY 823.912 FOR-R (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 68943
Total holds: 0

Ranked as modern library's list of the 100 Best English-language novels of the 20th century. A room with a view is about a young woman in the restrained culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a humorous critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Lucy honeychurch travels to Florence, Italy, with her cousin and they were assured they would receive a room with a view of the river Arno, but instead are given a room overlooking a dull courtyard. A one Mr. Emerson and his son George offer their room, which as the desirable view, to the two ladies. From this opening sequence, a room with a view sets off following young Lucy as she navigates through the proprieties of edwardian-era society.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.