Books by E. M. Forster
The books are listed in alphabetical order:Abinger Harvest Buy now
Albergo Empedocle, and Other Writings Buy now
Aspects of the Novel Buy now
Commonplace Book by E. M. Forster and Philip Gardner. Buy now
E.M. Forster : Three Complete Novels (Library of Literary Classics) (A Room With a View, Howard's End, and Where Angels Fear to Tread. Buy now
The Eternal Moment, and Other Stories Buy now
Howards End is of course the basis of the wonderful film with Anthony Hopkins and Emma Thompson. Buy now
Howards End : Authoritative Text, Textual Appendix, Backgrounds and Contexts, Criticism (Norton Critical Editions) edited by Paul B. Armstrong. Buy now
The Life to Come : And Other Short Stories is a collection of short stories, some of which have a gay theme (which means that they were not published in Forster's life time). Buy now
The Longest Journey Buy now
The Machine Stops and Other Stories Buy now
Maurice is a story of gay love, in a time when gay love was not accepted. The novel was published after Forster's death. Well-known movie with Hugh Grant, James Wilby and Rupert Graves. Buy now
A Passage to India Buy now
A Room with a View see above.
Two Cheers for Democracy Buy now
Where Angels Fear to Tread Buy now
Books on the film
The Films of Merchant Ivory by Robert Emmet Long is a chronicle of the filmmaking of Ismail Merchant and James Ivory. Also includes lots of beautiful pictures. Buy now
Merchant Ivory's English Landscape : Rooms, Views, and Anglo-Saxon Attitudes by John Pym and James Ivory is a beautiful book full of pictures from four of James Ivory's films (A Room with a View, Maurice, Howards End, and The Remains of the Day. Buy now
Ismail Merchant's Florence : Filming and Feasting in Tuscany/70 Recipes by Ismail Merchant. Buy now
CDs with some connection with A Room with a View
Dream Theater - Awake includes a track inspired by A Room with a View - see note on the homepage. Buy now
The Miss Alans - Ledger. The name of the group must be inspired by the Miss Alans from A Room with a View, mustn't they? Buy now
A History of Male Nudity in the Movies by Marvin Jones fulfils three wishes at once: it includes an interesting essay on the history of male nudity in movies, a list of nude scenes and lots of pictures. Buy now
The Bare Facts Video Guide 1997 Supplement by Craig Hosoda is an index of nude scenes (both male and female) in movies. It does not include pictures. Buy now
Total Exposure : The Movie Buff's Guide to Celebrity Nude Scenes by Jami Bernard. Buy now
The Voyeur's Guide to Men in the Movies/the Voyeur's Guide to Women in the Movies by Mart Martin. Buy now
Images in the Dark : An Encyclopedia of Gay and Lesbian Film and Video by Raymond Murray. Buy now
The Ultimate Guide to Lesbian & Gay Film & Video by Jenni Olson (Editor). Buy now
The Lavender Screen : The Gay and Lesbian Films : Their Stars, Makers, Characters, and Critics by Boze Hadleigh, Samson Debrier. Buy now
Leonard Maltin's Movie & Video Guide 1998 is a Bible for film lovers, even though I have an impression that all films that are more than 50 years old get four stars... Buy now
Beautiful Thing : A Screenplay by Jonathan Harvey. The movie was really a beautiful thing. Some people would call it unbearable naiive - but then I would not want to talk to those people for a couple of minutes. It has had a profound influence on a lot of gay people's lives. Buy now
Death in Venice by Thomas Mann. Of course you should see the Visconti movie with beautiful Björn Andresen as Tadzio, but while you try to locate a copy of the film, you should read the book. But remember to play some Mahler in the background... Buy now
The Male Nude - a compilation of photos of nude men through the history of photography. With an essay by David Lettick. Incredible value for money (768 pages!) Buy now
Spartacus-99; International Gay Guide is a comprehensive listing of places to visit all over the world - if you are gay, that is. Buy now
Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett. The first book in a long series. If you haven't read it yet, you have a lot to look forward to. It is fantastic, and completely unreasonable. Buy now
Books on nudity in film
I will also mention some books on male nudity in film:Gay movies
The Celluloid Closet : Homosexuality in the Movies by Vito Russo. This book is also made into an interesting documentary film. Buy nowFilm and video guides
Video Movie Guide 1998 by Mick Martin, Marsha Porter and Derrick Bang (Editor) is a good video guide, with an excellent review of A Room with a View. Buy nowMy favourite books
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