As short stories go, Hemingway’s "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber" is not short at all; in fact, it’s rather long. But it takes place over a relatively brief period: the last two days of the main character’s life. Francis Macomber is an American on safari with his wife Margot. In Hemingway’s day, it was quite common for wealthy men to go to Africa on "big game hunting" expeditions; in fact, Hemingway did it himself and enjoyed the experience immensely. Novices were generally accompanied by European guides experienced in handling the rough terrain, the primitive living conditions, and the wild beasts. In this story, the guide is a ruddy-faced Englishman named Wilson, who seems to have the same amount of contempt for the bungling hun
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