Maurice Author:E. M. Forster The Literary Sensation of the Year! Maurice was written in 1913, when E. M. Forster was at the peak of his magnificent creative powers. Not until after his death, however, was this unexpurgated masterpiece published. The reason for this dealy was painfully simple. The theme of the novel is homosexual love, for so long a taboo subject and her... more »e treated with unsurpassed sensitivity and candor.« less