The Longest Journey
by E. M. Forster · first published 1907
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"The cow is there," said Ansell, lighting a match and holding it out over the carpet. No one spoke. He waited till the end of the match fell off. Then he said again, "She is there, the cow. There, now."
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on “Did too many games release in Q3 of 2024?” ↗…the decrease in population would soon be noted. But as it is, for one New Yorker that dies two strangers take up their abode in the city, and thus the loss is not noticed. " In E.M. Forster's novel The Longest Journey, there appears "There's no such thing as a Londoner. He's only a country man on the road to sterility." I imagine that demographers would regard both as exaggerations for effect.
on “An Inflammation of Place” ↗…know, it's supposed to be his best, I'll get around to it) but have read both of what I think of as his Italian novels (A Room With a View, Where Angels Fear to Tread) and English novels (Howards End, The Longest Journey) and, of those, would recommend Howards End as the best of those four, by a long shot. Angels is the only one I'd suggest maybe skipping, even if you like his other work. As for his short stories and…
on “The Machine Stops (1909) [pdf]” ↗