The Hill of Devi

An essential companion to A Passage to India , a collection of the author’s own letters that read like “a close personal friend has shared his impressions” ( Kirkus Reviews ). In 1912, a young E. M. Forster traveled to India to serve as a secretary to the Maharajah of Dewas, a small Indian state. He was elevated to the rank of a minor noble, and eventually given the state’s highest honor, the Tukoji Rao III gold medal. This brief episode in Forster’s life became the basis for his masterwork, A P