Forster

American  

[fawr-ster] / ˈfɔr stər /

noun

1. E(dward) M(organ), 1879–1970, English novelist.

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Forster British  

/ ˈfɔːstə /

noun

1. E ( dward ) M ( organ ). 1879–1970, English novelist, short-story writer, and essayist. His best-known novels are A Room with a View (1908), Howard's End (1910), and A Passage to India (1924), in all of which he stresses the need for sincerity and sensitivity in human relationships and criticizes English middle-class values

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Forster

Forster and Hollingsworth write for the Associated Press.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

Liberal Democrat MP Will Forster asked Sir Keir if his last act would be to declare a bank holiday if England wins the World Cup.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

The long-suffering younger Forster described his father, in an understatement, as having “a tendency toward self-love, pride, and a certain scholarly vanity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

This stance may not seem remarkable today, but for the times in which Forster lived it was almost unique.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

He thought about a quote from the novelist E. M. Forster: “If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin