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George Emerson: character portrait from A Room with a View (Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan))

A character in A Room with a View

George Emerson

A Room with a View by Forster, E. M. (Edward Morgan)

The thoughtful, brooding young son of Mr. Emerson, a railway clerk who falls in love with Lucy in Italy and kisses her among the violets.

Also known as: young Emerson, Mr. Emerson, George

Inside the story

Meet George Emerson

George Emerson is a thoughtful, brooding young man traveling in Italy with his father, Mr. Emerson, a railway clerk. At the story’s outset, he is acquainted with Lucy Honeychurch and is already inclined to ponder the meaning of life.

On the page

An athletic, well-built young man with a dark, black-haired head and a fine, serious face; his moody expression can break into a sudden radiant smile. Dressed plainly in Edwardian day clothes.

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