[...] it is now only in letters I write what I feel: not in literature any more, and I seldom say it, because I keep trying to be amusing. - E. M. Forster

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[...] it is now only in letters I write what I feel: not in literature any more, and I seldom say it, because I keep trying to be amusing.

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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.

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Birth Name: Edward Morgan Forster
Alternative Names: EM Forster E Forster Edward Forster

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