Aspects of the Novel, (Paperback)

from Fips

There is something unerringly endearing about Forster's way of expressing himself that makes this series of lectures on the makeup of the novel so easy to read. His disarming admission of his own u...

from JypsyJBook

For the first 30 pages, I was surprisingly annoyed with Forster. But for the rest of the book, I wished I were sitting in an Oxford pub with him, having a lively exchange of ideas. I certainly don'...

from justagirlwithabook

I remember seeing this one on the shelves when I was growing up. I loved flipping through it and reading what Forster had to say about developing a novel (what makes a good one). It contributed to ...

from Cecrow

I hoped one of my favourite authors might have been more forthcoming on how to write quality, especially given the renown of this work. Exactly as the title promises, he shares a fairly straightfor...

from baswood

It is a great pity that youtube was not around in 1927, to capture Forster delivering these lectures. We have them now in the book form as a series of essays, but they still sparkle with wit, knowl...