He said no to a knighthood

Forster declined a knighthood in 1949. He received the Order of Merit at 90.

An award-winning film

Merchant Ivory filmed it in 1985 and won awards.

The famous kiss happens on a day trip to the hills above Florence.

The title of Chapter 6 lists everyone in the carriages, then ends: Italians Drive Them.

Howards End and A Passage to India were filmed too.

A Room with a View

1/8
No view at first
Lucy and Charlotte were promised rooms over the Arno, but got a dull courtyard.
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2/8
The lost guidebook
Miss Lavish takes Lucy's Baedeker to show her the "true Italy", then leaves her.
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3/8
Nominated 22 times
Forster was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 22 separate years.
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4/8
He said no to a knighthood
Forster declined a knighthood in 1949. He received the Order of Merit at 90.
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5/8
An award-winning film
Merchant Ivory filmed it in 1985 and won awards.
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6/8
Fiesole
The famous kiss happens on a day trip to the hills above Florence.
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7/8
A very long chapter title
The title of Chapter 6 lists everyone in the carriages, then ends: Italians Drive Them.
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8/8
More novels on screen
Howards End and A Passage to India were filmed too.
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