Howard's End. From observations on the alienating experience of automobile travel, to the nature of the corporation, to the precarious lot of the low-end knowl

Howard's End. From observations on the alienating experience of automobile travel, to the nature of the corporation, to the precarious lot of the low-end knowledge worker, Howard's End feels shockingly, jarringly modern. I'm fascinated by the character of Leonard Bast and his almost self-destructive pursuit of self-improvement. HN likes to recommend "The Machine Stops," but if you think everything else Forster wrote is just costume drama, you're missing out.