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I first met William Plomer, John Morris and E. M. Forster in Ackerley’s flat. I think Joe had convoked them all to give me the once-over, for in those days I was even more of a curiosity than I am now. They were all reserved at first, but Forster and Morris soon loosened up. However, William remained almost completely silent, and what I remember best is his immobility.…
From I of all People: An Autobiography of Youth (London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1988) pp. 198–200.
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Kirkup, J. (1993). At Joe Ackerley’s. In: Stape, J.H. (eds) E. M. Forster. Interviews and Recollections. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-12850-1_22
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