E. M. Forster

Edward Morgan Forster was an English author best known for his novels, including A Room with a View, Howards End, and A Passage to India. His diverse body of work encompasses short stories, essays, biographies, and the libretto for the opera Billy Budd. Often exploring themes of class and hypocrisy, Forster’s writing is deeply rooted in his humanist perspective and includes the early dystopian science fiction story The Machine Stops.