E.M. Forster was an English writer known for writing on the social issues of British society in the early 20th century. For Forster's achievements in writing and as a humanitarian he was made a member of the Order of Merit in 1969. A Room with a View is a 1908 novel about a young woman in the repressed culture under King Edward VII's rule. The novel is a romance as well as a critique of English society at the turn of the century.