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Maurice by E. M. Forster is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Maurice about?

The book tells about the love relationship between two friends, students of Cambridge University, belonging to the English aristocracy and the middle class. It describes the Puritan atmosphere of Victorian England, the class stratification of modern Forster society. The novel was renowned worldwide for its film adaptation by director James Ivory in 1987.Maurice Hall, age fourteen, discusses sex and women with his prep-school teacher Ben Ducie just before Maurice progresses to his public school. This scene sets the tone for the rest of the novel, as Maurice feels removed from the depiction of marriage with a woman as the goal of life.After becoming friends with fellow university student Clive Durham, who introduces him to the ancient Greek writings about same-sex love, Maurice enjoys a discreet, committed partnership with him, hoping for more from their attachment, but Clive marries a woman and claims to be heterosexual.Maurice is devastated, but he becomes a stockbroker, in his spare time helping to operate a Christian mission's boxing gym for working-class boys in the East End, although under Clive's influence he has long since abandoned his Christian beliefs.He makes an appointme

Who reads Maurice?

Author

E. M. Forster

Published

2020

Language

EN

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Classics

Rating

4.02 / 5 (27 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14