

A Room with a View by E. M. Forster is a novel written during the early 20th century, which explores themes of social conventions and personal freedom. Set primarily in Italy and England, the narrative follows the journey of Lucy Honeychurch, a young woman navigating her feelings about love, societal expectations, and her own desires against the backdrop of her experiences abroad.
The book is about three families in England at the beginning of the 20th century: the Wilcoxes, rich capitalists with a fortune made in the Colonies; the half-German Schlegel siblings (Margaret, Tibby, and Helen), who have much in common with the real-life Bloomsbury Group; and the Basts, a struggling couple in the lower-middle class. The Schlegel sisters try to help the poor Basts and try to make the Wilcoxes less prejudiced.