E. M Forster
Author
Publisher
BBC Audio
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
Based on the classic novel by E M Forster, this epic full-cast drama is set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian Independence movement during the 1920s.
When Adela Quested and her companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced 'Anglo-Indian' community. Determined to escape the parochial English enclave and explore the 'real India', they seek the guidance
6) Maurice
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
The story of two young men in pre-World War I England who meet at Cambridge and fall in love and then must struggle with the moral standards of the time. Clive bows to societal and family pressure and enters a loveless marriage, while Maurice resists and finds lasting love with a working-class man. Forster was reluctant to publish the book in his lifetime because such stories were not supposed to end happily.
11) Howards End
Series
Publisher
Cohen Media Group
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A tragic series of events occurs when two impulsive sisters become involved with a working-class couple and a wealthy family.
Publisher
Screenbound
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"This period ... drama follows a rich Edwardian widow ... who impulsively marries a handsome but completely penniless Tuscan dentist ... in Italy. Following a brief but passionate marriage, she dies in childbirth and her English family decide to travel to Italy in order to bring the child back home to England"--Container
13) Billy Budd
Series
Publisher
Decca
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
The story of the clash between the young, innocent sailor, Billy Budd, and his corrupt superior, Claggart.
15) Maurice
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
E.M. Forrester's story of two Edwardian-era Cambridge students that fall in love, but must make difficult choices between abiding by British society's strict norms regarding homosexuality and following through on their feelings.