Welcome to Raven's Readings. Welcome to Raven's Readings. I’ll be reading more from A Room With a View, a 1908 novel by E.M. Forster. It's about a young, sheltered, woman living in the restrained and class-conscious culture of Edwardian England. It's both a romance and a humourous critique of the class distinctions at that time.
Last chapter, Lucy and her cousin/chaperone Charlotte had settled into the social structure of their pension in Florence, and had managed to get two rooms with a view. Possibly with some obligations to the former tenants. Now it's time to explore, so it's off to Santa Croce Basilica.
I normally alternate between classics like this one on Tuesdays, and my own stories on Fridays, but since this is a bit long, I'll do it on both days.
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A Room With a View - #2 - In Santa Croce with no Baedeker