E. M. Forster, "Mickey and Minnie", in Abinger Harvest (1936); cf. Hilaire Belloc, "The Hippopotamus", in The Bad Child's Book of Beasts (1896)
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American women shoot the hippopotamus with eyebrows made of platinum.
— E. M. Forster on Women in the United States
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About E. M. Forster
Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879 – 7 July 1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
About E. M. Forster
Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879 – 7 July 1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, and essayist.
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