The Longest Journey
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
First published in 1907, The Longest Journey stands as E. M. Forster's most autobiographical novel, a searching and emotionally rich portrait of selfhood, belonging, and the slow corrosion of idealism. The narrative chronicles Rickie Elliot, a sensitive Cambridge undergraduate who discovers he has an illegitimate half-brother, setting in motion a chain of choices that will define — and ultimately destroy — him. Forster presents with unflinching clarity the tension between intellectual freedom and the deadening conventions of middle-class English life, drawing a sharp contrast between the spiritual vitality of the Wiltshire countryside and the sterile world of suburban domesticity. Written with the ironic elegance and quiet moral urgency that characterises Forster's finest work, The Longest Journey is widely regarded as one of the most underrated masterpieces of Edwardian literature.
Author: E. M. Forster
Format: Paperback
Published: 1964, Penguin Books
Genre: Classic fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
First published in 1907, The Longest Journey stands as E. M. Forster's most autobiographical novel, a searching and emotionally rich portrait of selfhood, belonging, and the slow corrosion of idealism. The narrative chronicles Rickie Elliot, a sensitive Cambridge undergraduate who discovers he has an illegitimate half-brother, setting in motion a chain of choices that will define — and ultimately destroy — him. Forster presents with unflinching clarity the tension between intellectual freedom and the deadening conventions of middle-class English life, drawing a sharp contrast between the spiritual vitality of the Wiltshire countryside and the sterile world of suburban domesticity. Written with the ironic elegance and quiet moral urgency that characterises Forster's finest work, The Longest Journey is widely regarded as one of the most underrated masterpieces of Edwardian literature.