Where Angels Fear to Tread

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About this book

Where Angels Fear to Tread (1905) follows two women to Italy: the widowed Lilia Herriton and her traveling companion Caroline Abbott. Lilia falls passionately in love with the country, and also with a young Italian man. Her decision to remain in Italy enrages her dead husband's family, who send her brother-in-law to fetch her back.

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3.6/5 · 18410 readers · 131 pages · ≈ 2 h 26 m · Challenging

How long does it take to read Where Angels Fear to Tread?

About ≈ 2 h 26 m — 131 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mWhere Angels Fear to Tread~2 h 26 m

How many pages is Where Angels Fear to Tread?

131 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320Where Angels Fear to Tread131

What genre is Where Angels Fear to Tread?

It sits on the Historical Fiction, Fiction shelves.

Is Where Angels Fear to Tread in the public domain?

Yes — it is free to read and share.

Where does Where Angels Fear to Tread take place?

It is set in England, Italy during 1900's.

Who wrote Where Angels Fear to Tread?

E. M. Forster.

Where can I read Where Angels Fear to Tread online for free?

It is in the public domain — read it free on Open Library

Setting EnglandItaly Time period 1900's
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