A Passage to India: The 1924 Historical Fiction Classic (Annotated)($12.99Value)

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Annotated Content This edition has been annotated with the following unique content: Historical context - Detailed 20th century analysis About A Passage to India “India—a hundred Indias—whispered outside beneath the indifferent moon, but for the time India seemed one and their own, and they regained their departed greatness by hearing its departure lamented, they felt young again because reminded that youth must fly.” A Passage to India is a 1924 novel by celebrated English author E. M. Forster, deriving its title from Walt Whitman's 1870 poem "Passage to India" in Leaves of Grass. Set against the backdrop of the British Raj and the Indian independence movement in the 1920s, the work is based on Forster's own personal experiences in India. 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, Adela thinks she finds herself alone with Dr. Aziz in one of the caves, when in fact he is in an entirely different cave. When Dr. Aziz finds himself facing trial for assault, the racial tensions and prejudices between Indians and the British are brought to a head.