Where Angels Fear to Tread
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Where Angels Fear to Tread

by E. M. Forster

1905•Drama•154 pages

Taste attributes: dramacomedyromancehistoricalfresh & originalrealisticlinearglossyemotive & stirringfish out of water/culture clashcomplex relationshipsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeAn inventive, stirring novel, otherwise balanced. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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3.5 / 5

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About This Book

Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) follows two women to Italy: the widowed Lilia Herriton and her traveling companion Caroline Abbott. Lilia falls passionately in love with the country, and also with a young Italian man. Her decision to remain in Italy enrages her dead husband's family, who send her brother-in-law to fetch her back.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaComedyRomanceHistoricalFish out of water/culture clashComplex relationshipSocial commentary

Subjects

Middle classCulture conflictGreat britain, social life and customsEnglandHistorical fictionHumorous storiesSatireItaly

Details

Author
E. M. Forster
Published
1905
Pages
154
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