Where Angels Fear to Tread

In this early Forster novel, a young Englishman journeys to Tuscany to rescue his late brother's wife from what appears to be an unsuitable romance with an Italian of little fortune. In the events surrounding that match and its fateful consequences, Forster weaves an exciting and eventful tale that intriguingly contrasts English and Italian lives and sensibilities. As ever, the novelist reveals his deep fascination with all of human experience—sexual, moral, spiritual, imaginative, material.