Edward Morgan Forster was an English novelist, short story writer and essayist. During this course we will be considering two of his novels: A Room with a View (1908) and Howard's End (1910). We will examine the novels individually, in relation to each other and refer to his other novels. In addition, we will explore such themes as: hypocrisy & class differences, sexism, social change, homosexuality, humanism, symbolism and ageism. We will spend 4 weeks on each novel. At each seminar we will study specific passages. We hope to also discuss Merchant & Ivory's 1985 film of "A Room with a View" and their 1992 film of "Howard's End".