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E. M. Forster: An Annotated Bibliography of Writings About Him (An Annotated secondary bibliography series on English literature in transition, 1880-1920)

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This is a book no Forster scholar can do without. Even in the days of easy access to various online data bases where one can find almost everything just sitting at one's desk and tapping away, there is a limit in what you can find and how you know what to look for.
It is almost too easy to disregard this thick volume, it is almost a third of a century old. This is, however, the only place where you can find all Forsterian scholarship up to 1975 listed and summarized. It is true that once you find out what articles you need, you will be able to access them online (it may not be quite as easy with books) but knowing your way is absolutely essential unless you fancy groping in the dark as your favourite research method.
Any serious Forsterian research (by which I mean any research on PhD level and most on MA level) simply must start from this volume. You do not have to read it through, though, in most cases titles of books or articles will let you know if it makes any sense to read the summary. However, if you decide to skip browsing, you may be sure that you won't be able to find all the necessary material and now that you know of the book (and your supervisor and reviewers do know about it as well!) you will have only yourself to blame!