Collected Short Stories

E.M. Forster

Dedicated to Hermes - messenger to the gods and conductor of souls to the afterworld - this collection is composed of masterpieces of fantasy. Written at various dates before World War I, these 12 stories contain themes that were to re-emerge in E.M. Forster's later work, in particular the attempt to escape from the "respectable claim of reality". "The Machine Stops" is an Orwellian reaction to the earlier heavens of H.G. Wells; "The Road From Colonus" sees the victory of a tedious family over an old man's vision; and "The Celestial Omnibus" has innocence triumping over experience. Above all, Forster demonstrates his belief in freedom, self realization and a spiritual honesty that may be used to defeat the lies of repression.

Includes the following twelve short stories

The Story of a Panic

The Other Side of the Hedge

The Celestial Omnibus

Other Kingdom

The Curate's Friend

The Road from Colonus

The Machine Stops

The Point of It

Mr. Andrews

Co-ordination

The Story of the Siren

The Eternal Moment