A good read, Maurice . . . by E.M. Forster

Written in 1914. First published in 1971. The plot traces the life of Maurice Hall, a typical British suburbanite, and his quest for love as a homosexual man in Edwardian England, a society were being homosexual was criminal. While in college at Cambridge, he becomes romantically involved with Clive Duhram, a landed member of the gentry. After graduation, their relationship continues as Maurice takes his place at his father's stock brokerage, and Clive becomes a lawyer. However, Clive eventually wants to marry and become involved in politics, and hence wants to be "just friends." To further complicate matters, Maurice becomes involved with a gamekeeper at Clive's estate, named Alec Scudder.Forster's intention was to write a novel about love between two men that had a happy ending. It was written in 1913 and 1914, but remained unpublished until 1971, one year after Forster's death. A terminal note was added by the author in 1960. The book was made into a film of the same title in 1987 by Merchant/Ivory. Now available on DVD ... an excellent movie worth seeing if you have not seen it already ... recommended ... visit www.amazon.ca ...