E. M. Forster: Clapham's Child (Biography Magazine)Forster's attitude toward money, its benevolent possibilities and its dangers, was influenced by the evangelical faith and practice of his Thornton ancestors, members of the "Clapham Sect." This paper compares his attitude with those of Lytton Strachey and Virginia Woolf, and examines his uses of his income and his efforts to mediate between fascination with and distrust of money's personal and social influences.