The Garden God

The Garden God: A Tale of Two Boys
Author	Forrest Reid
Language	English
Publisher	David Nutt
Publication date	1905
Publication place	United Kingdom

Last updated December 19, 2025

The Garden God: A Tale of Two Boys is a novel by Forrest Reid. It was first published in 1905 by David Nutt.^[1]^[2]

An analysis of the novel published on English Studies reported that the novel had a direct influence on E. M. Forster's classic novel Maurice. A modern edition of the novel edited by Michael Matthew Kaylor was published by Valancourt Books in 2007.^[1]^[2]

References

1 2 Cooper, Nadine (2008). "The Garden God: A Tale of Two Boys (1905)". English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920. 51 (2): 240.
1 2 Bilal, Maaz Bin (18 August 2025). "Is Maurice a Garden God? The Influence of Forrest Reid on E. M. Forster's Representation of Male-Male Relations in Maurice". English Studies. 106 (6): 764–788. doi:10.1080/0013838X.2025.2520755. ISSN 0013-838X.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Cooper, Nadine (2008). "The Garden God: A Tale of Two Boys (1905)". English Literature in Transition, 1880-1920. 51 (2): 240.

[:1-2] 1 2 Bilal, Maaz Bin (18 August 2025). "Is Maurice a Garden God? The Influence of Forrest Reid on E. M. Forster's Representation of Male-Male Relations in Maurice". English Studies. 106 (6): 764–788. doi:10.1080/0013838X.2025.2520755. ISSN 0013-838X.

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