Members of the Bloomsbury group "held in common a belief in the paramount importance of good taste, personal relationships, and the pursuit of knowledge" (Ford). ... It is also noteworthy that the character of George Emerson is based upon Hugh O. ... The themes of Forster's 1908 novel A Room with a View demonstrate his beliefs in romanticism very well. ... This is exactly why the Emersons are not accepted well in the Pension Bertolini. ... Lucy Honeychurch and George Emerson could well be the basis for a definition of romanticism. ...

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