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by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster · 1879–1970
"A Room with a View" by E. M. Forster is a novel published in 1908. Young Lucy Honeychurch travels to Italy with her uptight cousin as chaperone, where an unexpected encounter with the unconventional George Emerson stirs confusing emotions. Back in England, Lucy becomes engaged to the sophisticated but pompous Cecil Vyse. When the Emersons move nearby, Lucy must confront her true feelings and decide between societal expectations and genuine passion in Edwardian England's restrained culture.
Summary generated automatically by Project Gutenberg.
- Read time
- 302 min
- Words
- 66,424
- Chapters
- 20
- Paragraphs
- 2,163
- Price
- Free
- British -- Italy -- Fiction
- England -- Fiction
- Florence (Italy) -- Fiction
- Humorous stories
- Young women -- Fiction
She could not carry her request any further.
Sie konnte ihre Bitte nicht weiterführen.
The river was rushing below them, almost black in the advancing night.
Der Strom rauschte unter ihnen, fast schwarz in der einbrechenden Nacht.
He had thrown her photographs into it, and then he had told her the reason.
Er hatte ihre Fotos in den Fluss geworfen, und dann hatte er ihr den Grund genannt.
It struck her that it was hopeless to look for chivalry in such a man.
Es traf sie, dass es hoffnungslos war, Ritterlichkeit bei einem solchen Mann zu suchen.
He would do her no harm by idle gossip; he was trustworthy, intelligent, and even kind; he might even have a high opinion of her.
Er würde ihr durch leeren Klatsch keinen Schaden zufügen; er war vertrauenswürdig, intelligent und sogar gütig; er könnte sogar ein hohes Ansehen von ihr haben.
But he lacked chivalry; his thoughts, like his behaviour, would not be modified by awe.
Aber es fehlte ihm an Ritterlichkeit; seine Gedanken, wie sein Benehmen, würden nicht durch Ehrfurcht modifiziert werden.
It was useless to say to him, “And would you—” and hope that he would complete the sentence for himself, averting his eyes from her nakedness like the knight in that beautiful picture.
Es war nutzlos, zu ihm zu sagen: „Und würdest du –“ und zu hoffen, dass er den Satz für sich selbst vervollständigen würde, indem er die Augen von ihrer Nacktheit abwendete, wie der Ritter in jenem schönen Bild.
She had been in his arms, and he remembered it, just as he remembered the blood on the photographs that she had bought in Alinari’s shop.
Sie war in seinen Armen gewesen, und er erinnerte sich daran, genau wie er sich an das Blut auf den Fotos erinnerte, die sie in Alinaris Laden gekauft hatte.
It was not exactly that a man had died; something had happened to the living: they had come to a situation where character tells, and where childhood enters upon the branching paths of Youth.
Es war nicht genau so, dass ein Mann gestorben war; etwas war mit den Lebenden geschehen: Sie waren zu einer Situation gekommen, in der der Charakter zählt, und in der die Kindheit auf die verzweigenden Pfade der Jugend eintritt.
“Well, thank you so much,” she repeated, “How quickly these accidents do happen, and then one returns to the old life!”
„Nun, vielen Dank“, wiederholte sie, „Wie schnell diese Unfälle geschehen, und dann kehrt man zum alten Leben zurück!“
About the author
E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster1879–1970
Edward Morgan Forster, known as E. M. Forster, was an English novelist and essayist who lived from 1879 to 1970.
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Book details
- Original language
- English
- Translation
- German, machine translation
- Source text
- Project Gutenberg #2641
- Licence
- Public domain in the United States
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