Debi Cates
The Story of a Panic
E.M. Forster wrote genre fiction. Who knew?
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The “panic” takes place when a group of generally obnoxious English tourists in Italy go on a picnic. After the group experiences an eerie panic, one of them, the one who did not flee, is quite transformed to the point of ecstasy. That transformation does not sit well with the fellow tourists.
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This early work, you will recognize, includes Forster's later themes. Just today, I picked up this from astute reader, Fionnuala: Forster often includes a natural event that takes on a significance. That event challenges the idea that the stiff upper-lipped Englishman of the Empire is in full control.
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You are so cool, Edward Morgan Forster. I need to read everything you wrote.
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- You can join The Short Story Group here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1187035
- See my review cross-posted here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7329065408
E.M. Forster wrote genre fiction. Who knew?
.
The “panic” takes place when a group of generally obnoxious English tourists in Italy go on a picnic. After the group experiences an eerie panic, one of them, the one who did not flee, is quite transformed to the point of ecstasy. That transformation does not sit well with the fellow tourists.
.
This early work, you will recognize, includes Forster's later themes. Just today, I picked up this from astute reader, Fionnuala: Forster often includes a natural event that takes on a significance. That event challenges the idea that the stiff upper-lipped Englishman of the Empire is in full control.
.
You are so cool, Edward Morgan Forster. I need to read everything you wrote.
.
- You can join The Short Story Group here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1187035
- See my review cross-posted here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7329065408