Howards End is a novel by E. M. Forster, first published in 1910, about social conventions, codes of conduct, and personal relationships in turn-of-the-century England. Howards End is considered by some to be Forster's masterpiece.[1] In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Howards End 38th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.