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Mentioned in 13 episodes

A Room with a View

Book • 1922
'A Room with a View' tells the story of Lucy Honeychurch, a young Englishwoman, as she experiences a transformative journey in Italy.

Set against the backdrop of Edwardian society, the novel explores themes of love, social class, and personal liberation.

Lucy finds herself torn between the restrictive conventions of her upbringing and her growing attraction to the unconventional George Emerson.

Forster's narrative contrasts the beauty and freedom of Italy with the stifling atmosphere of English society.

Through Lucy's experiences, the novel celebrates the importance of embracing passion and living authentically.

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Mentioned in 13 episodes

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Tom Holland
as the second greatest film ever made from which he quotes some lines.
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while describing Merchant Ivory period-film adaptations he and his wife enjoy for their human-centered detail.
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Mentioned by Deborah Stewart as an example of the spiritualized sense of seeing more from a higher perspective.
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Amanda Peet
as an example of a film she saw that provoked a sexual fantasy, discussed in the context of her Freudian analyst's questioning.
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Bella Freud
as the movie that introduced
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Helena Bonham Carter
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Laura Otis
as an example of fictional characters behaving badly.
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Laura Otis, "Banned Emotions: How Metaphors Can Shape What People Feel" (Oxford UP, 2019)
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Angela Kinsey
as one of the books she has read from the Finer Things Club reading list.
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when discussing the decline of costume design in British film.
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Finer Things Club
Mentioned as a book by E.M. Forster that
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Julian Barnes
read when he was too young and then reread later.
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