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Forster

American  
[fawr-ster] / ˈfɔr stər /

noun

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


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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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

Then, visiting Paris in November 1793, Forster fell ill with a chest infection.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 12, 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

Forster, who gave birth to her first child last year, said she felt "proud" of the name change and it would help shift understanding of the condition.

From BBC May 31, 2026

“Did not you think, Mr. Darcy, that I expressed myself uncommonly well just now, when I was teasing Colonel Forster to give us a ball at Meryton?”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

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