53 pages • 1 hour read
E. M. ForsterA modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Lucy Honeychurch, a young, middle-class English woman, takes a vacation to Florence, Italy, with her older cousin, Charlotte Bartlett. Charlotte is Lucy’s chaperone; she must look after her younger cousin. When the two women arrive at the Pension Bertolini, they discover that their room is not quite what they expected. Rather than featuring a view over the River Arno, their window is "looking into a courtyard" (7). Furthermore, the owner of the hotel is English rather than Italian, and the food is not as good as Lucy had hoped.
Over dinner, Lucy and Charlotte argue about their disappointing room. A stranger intrudes on their conversation. This is Mr. Emerson, an "ill-bred" (8) working-class man from England who is travelling through Italy with his son, George. Emerson offers to swap rooms with them. Charlotte is taken aback by Emerson's lack of proprietary. She says his offer is "quite out of the question" (9).
As Lucy and Charlotte return to their conversation, Lucy spots another guest. She knows Mr. Beebe from back home, as he is a "stout but attractive" (10) priest who has recently been appointed to her local church. At the dinner table, they also talk to an intelligent woman named Miss Eleanor Lavish.
By E. M. Forster
A Passage to India
E. M. Forster
Aspects of the Novel
E. M. Forster
Howards End
E. M. Forster
Maurice
E. M. Forster
The Celestial Omnibus
E. M. Forster
The Machine Stops
E. M. Forster
Where Angels Fear to Tread
E. M. Forster
Art
View Collection
Books that Feature the Theme of...
View Collection
British Literature
View Collection
Class
View Collection
Class
View Collection
Historical Fiction
View Collection
Italian Studies
View Collection
Marriage
View Collection
Romance
View Collection
Satire
View Collection
The Best of "Best Book" Lists
View Collection
Truth & Lies
View Collection