![]() What, exactly, is meant by “connecting”? In the book, we get “only connect the prose and the passion, and both will be exalted, and human love will be seen at its height. The key phrase of the book is “only connect,” and the Schlegels wish that all people could connect as they do. ![]() They talk a lot about their eventual need to “move houses.” They discuss philosophy and all that. The Schlegels are young adults whose parents have died, and they are … well, they’re not doing a lot, actually. We meet the Schlegel sisters, Helen and Margaret (they also have a brother, Tibby). If you haven’t made the acquaintance of Howards End: it is set in England in 1910. ![]() I decided to read the book to see how it compared. About twenty years ago, I watched the Merchant Ivory film “Howards End.” But recently, PBS ran a new adaptation, which I watched and enjoyed. ![]()
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