Maurice: A Novel

"The work of an exceptional artist working close to the peak of his powers." —Christopher Lehmann-Haupt, New York Times

Set in the elegant Edwardian world of Cambridge undergraduate life, this story by a master novelist introduces us to Maurice Hall when he is fourteen. We follow him through public school and Cambridge, and into his father's firm. In a highly structured society, Maurice is a conventional young man in almost every way—except that he is homosexual.

Written during 1913 and 1914,...