Three families of differing classes in Edwardian England — the cultured Schlegels, the pragmatic business-minded Wilcoxes, and the struggling clerk Leonard Bast — collide over love, money, and the fate of a country house and who shall inherit it.
Books mentioned in Howards End (5)
Prince Otto by Robert Louis Stevenson: “Or have you ever read Stevenson's Prince Otto?"”
The Stones of Venice by John Ruskin: “For instance, when you came in I was reading Ruskin's Stones of Venice.”
Imaginary Conversations by Walter Savage Landor: “was the thought of Walter Savage Landor, from whose _Imaginary Conversations_ she had promised to read at frequent intervals during the day.”
The Open Road by E. V. Lucas: “He asked whether they had ever read E. V. Lucas's Open Road.”
The Ordeal of Richard Feverel by George Meredith: “Yes, but I want--I wanted--have you ever read The Ordeal of Richard Feverel?"”
Books that mention Howards End (3)
Babel Tower by A. S. Byatt: “Frederica writes a lecture comparing 'love and marriage in Howards End and Women in Love'; 'Only connect' recurs as a motif.”
A Suitable Boy by Vikram Seth: “Sandeep Lahiri sat down in the stationmaster’s office and pulled Howards End out of his bag.”
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon: “an absolute requirement, which can lead to the mild panic reflected in the first sentence of Howards End: One has to begin somewhere.”