A Passage to India – E. M. Forster (1924) (1st ed, 5th impression)

S$85.00

A Passage to India – E. M. Forster (1924) (1st ed, 5th impression)

S$85.00

Title: A Passage to India

Author: E. M. Forster

Publisher: Edward Arnold, 1924. First edition, fifth impression.

Condition: Hardcover, no dust jacket. Good. Slight wear to cover, and a ring-mark to front cover. Inscription in pencil to ffep. Some foxing to edges and endpapers, very slight foxing to pages. 325pp.,  app 8″ by 5″.

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About the book (from Wikipedia):

The story revolves around four characters: Dr. Aziz, his British friend Mr. Cyril Fielding, Mrs. Moore, and Miss Adela Quested. During a trip to the fictitious Marabar Caves (modeled on the Barabar Caves of Bihar), Adela thinks she finds herself alone with Dr. Aziz in one of the caves (when in fact he is in an entirely different cave), and subsequently panics and flees; it is assumed that Dr. Aziz has attempted to assault her. Aziz’s trial, and its run-up and aftermath, bring to a boil the common racial tensions and prejudices between Indians and the British who rule India.