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The Longest Journey
The Longest Journey
Author: E. M. Forster
In this searching tragicomedy of manners, personalities, and world views, E. M. Forster explores the "idea of England" he would later develop in Howard's End. Bookish, sensitive, and given to wild enthusiasms, Rickie Elliot is virtually made for a life at Cambridge, where he can subsist on a regimen of biscuits and philosoph...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780679748151
ISBN-10: 0679748156
Publication Date: 12/21/1993
Pages: 320
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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This is a deeply philosophical novel. But, is the book here, or is it not here? And to paraphrase an old Shelly Berman joke, And if it is (or isnt), then why is it here (or not here)? (In the book, the discussion centers on a cow.) He narrates a tale of a student at Cambridge who journeys from his comfortable environment to marry and teach at a grammar school. Certainly here is a book for pedants everywhere.
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Slow & confusing; little substance


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