1907-2007

The centenary of Forster's second published novel

The Longest Journey is probably the least known of Forster's six novels, perhaps because it is the only one that has not been made into a film.  This seems rather odd in view of the fact that he publicly declared it to be his own favorite (although he was speaking only of the publicly known novels at the time--i.e. Maurice was excluded.). 

Unlike all his other novels published during his lifetime, The Longest Journey has also never been made into a play.   Thus the novel itself is the only version available to the public.

The text of this novel is available for free online at Project Gutenberg.

See also An Interpretation of  E. M. Forster's The Longest Journey.