The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber
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About the story
Collection including the story, 1938"The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber"
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The author
Ernest Hemingway, United States
First publication
1936
Literature form
Story
Genres
Literary
Writing language
English
Length
Approx. 12,500 words
Notable lines
It was now lunch time and they were all sitting under the double green fly of the dining tent pretending that nothing had happened.
— First lines
They had a sound basis of union. Margot was too beautiful for Macomber to divorce her and Macomber had too much money for Margot ever to leave him.
"Oh, please stop it," she said. "Please, please stop it."
"That's better," Wilson said. "Please is much better. Now I'll stop."
— Last lines
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