Where Angels Dare Not Tread

"Where Angels Fear to Go" is Forster's first novel and his most famous work. The title of the book is taken from the second half of a poem by the English poet Pope. The deliberately omitted part is "The fool breaks in." Through the description of several love affairs and marriages, the novel expresses the sharp opposition between the dull, hypocritical and artificial British middle-class society and the vibrant, passionate Italian secular life, and eulogizes the breakthrough of secular prejudice and the pursuit of a natural and straightforward life. The plot arrangement is neat and ingenious, and the characterization of the characters and the capture of momentary emotions and moods are meticulous and penetrating. It is a masterpiece about the world and human nature.