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Howards End by E. M. Forster is set in Edwardian England and follows the intersecting lives of two families, the idealistic Schlegels and the pragmatic Wilcoxes. The story centers on Margaret Schlegel, who inherits the Wilcox country home, Howards End, but faces challenges when her relationship with Henry Wilcox complicates the lives of her family and Leonard Bast, a poor clerk. Issues such as extramarital affairs and manslaughter are present in the book.