Where Angels Fear to Tread
Novel by E. M. Forster (1905), aka Monteriano / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) is a novel by E. M. Forster. The title comes from a line in Alexander Pope's poem An Essay on Criticism: "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread".
For other uses, see Where Angels Fear to Tread (disambiguation) and Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
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Author | E. M. Forster |
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Original title | Monteriano |
Language | English |
Publisher | William Blackwood and Sons |
Publication date | 1905 |
Publication place | United Kingdom |
Pages | 319 |
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The BBC adapted the novel for television in 1966 as a Play of the Month. In 1991 it was made into a film by Charles Sturridge, starring Rupert Graves, Giovanni Guidelli, Helen Mirren, Helena Bonham Carter, and Judy Davis.[1] A ten-part radio adaptation of the novel was broadcast on BBC Radio 4.[2] An opera based on the novel by Mark Weiser was premiered at the Peabody Institute of Music in 1999, and received its professional premiere at Opera San Jose in 2015.[3]