Howards End
The story of an English country house and its influence on people from different classes and nations, Howards End eloquently asks the question ''Who shall inherit England?'' On one hand are the Schlegel's, who care about civilized living, music, literature, and conversation with their friends; on the other, the Wilcoxes, concerned with the business side of life and distrustful of emotion and imagination.
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at we expected. Not if you open them. The dog-roses are too sweet. There is a great hedge of them over the lawn--magnificently tall, so that they fall down in garlands, and nice and thin at the bottom, so that you can see ducks through it and a cow. These belong to the farm, which is the only house near us. There goes the breakfast gong. Much love. Modified love to Tibby. Love to Aunt Juley; how good of her to come and keep you company, but what a bore. Burn this. Will write again Thursday.
"HELEN."
Howards End Friday
"Dearest Meg,
"I am having a glorious time. I like them all. Mrs. Wilcox, if quieter than in Germany, is sweeter than ever, and I never saw anything like her steady unselfishness, and the best of it is that the others do not take advantage of her. They are the very happiest, jolliest family that you can imagine. I do really feel that we are ma
