(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed)<br><br>Introduction by Alfred Kazan<br><br>First published in 1910, <b>Howards End</b> is the novel that earned E. M. Forster recognition as a major writer. At its heart lie two families—the wealthy and business-minded Wilcoxes and the cultured and idealistic Schlegels. When the beautiful and independent Helen Schlegel begins an impetuous affair with the ardent Paul Wilcox, a series of events is sparked—some very funny, some very tragic—that results in a dispute over who will inherit Howards End, the Wilcoxes' charming country home. As much about the clash between individual wills as the clash between the sexes and the classes, <b>Howards End</b> is a novel whose central tenet, "Only connect," remains a powerful prescription for modern life.<br><br><i>From the Trade Paperback edition.</i>