Maurice By: Em Forster Verified

The novel follows Maurice Hall, a conventional, middle-class young man growing up in Edwardian England. Maurice isn't a rebel by nature; he is a "Suburban" man who expects to live a life of business, marriage, and respectability. The story unfolds in three distinct phases:

At Cambridge, Maurice meets the intellectual Clive Durham. Clive introduces Maurice to the "Greek" ideal of love, leading to a passionate but strictly platonic relationship. maurice by em forster