Maurice by E.M. Forster tells the story of Maurice Hall, a young Edwardian Englishman who gradually comes to terms with his homosexuality. At Cambridge, he falls in love with his friend Clive Durham, but their chaste relationship ends when Clive chooses conventional marriage. Devastated, Maurice struggles with shame and even seeks a "cure" through hypnosis. His life transforms when he falls in love with Alec Scudder, a gamekeeper on Clive's estate. Defying the tragic conventions of the era, Forster insisted on a hopeful ending: Maurice and Alec abandon society's expectations and find freedom in their love. Published posthumously in 1971, the novel remains a landmark of gay literature.
