Maurice

Maurice

There was something better in life than this rub­bish, if only he could get to it—love—nobility—big spaces where passion clasped peace, spaces no science could reach, but they existed for ever, full of woods some of them, and arched with majestic sky and a friend. . .

Published:
1914
Pages:
222
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Languages:
  • English

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A literary novel which sees Maurice discover fulfillment through his same-sex love.

Written 1913-14 and revised over his lifetime. Posthumously published in 1971. His "Terminal Note" explains part of this process.

Editions

  • London : Hodder Arnold (1971) first edition seen at Wikipedia. Additional pictures of the book (spine, cover, title page) and its dust cover (front, spine, flap) are at Richard Dalby's Library.
  • W. W. Norton & Co., New York (1971) first American edition is seen at Bookshop Apocalypse.

Content & Trigger Warnings

SUICIDAL THOUGHTS: occur sparingly throughout the book.

PEDOPHILIA: debated for a few paragraphs.

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