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Modern ยท Novel / essays

A Passage to India

by E. M. Forster. A major work by E. M. Forster exploring class, empire, connection; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

Date
1924
Origin
England
Era
Modern
Genre
Novel / essays
Difficulty
Moderate
Length
Medium
Collection
The Western Canon

Subjects and themes

Why it matters

A major work by E. M. Forster exploring class, empire, connection; included for its sustained literary or intellectual influence.

This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded / modern canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.