Scott Fitzgerald includes a new introduction by Dave Page that covers the history and provenance of the diary, its place and meaning in Fitzgerald's literary development, and its revelations about his life and writing process. Presented in a simple format for both scholars and general readers alike, The Thoughtbook of F. Paul's most influential families-models for the families described in The Great Gatsby. "Are you going to the Ordways'? the Herseys'? the Schultzes'?" Here, for the first time, is a complete transcription of this charming, twenty-seven-page diary highlighting Fitzgerald's escapades among the children of some of St.
He would later use The Thoughtbook as the basis for "The Book of Scandal" in his Basil Lee Duke stories, and brief sections were copied over the years for use by scholars and even published in Life magazine. U.S.A.-and kept it securely locked in a box under his bed. He gave the journal a title page-Thoughtbook of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald of St. Paul, he began keeping a short diary of his exploits among his friends, friendly rivals, and crushes. Scott Fitzgerald was fourteen and living in the Crocus Hill neighborhood of St. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota: Toward the Summit.Summary: "When F. Koblas, author of Willow River Almanac and over twenty other books, is also co-author of F. Part two identifies 106 places associated with the city's most famous literary son.Ībout the Author John J. Paul by describing his connections to 35 significant places in the city, from his birthplace to the schools, homes, and businesses he knew. The first part of this guidebook tells the story of Fitzgerald in St. In this book, informative biographical detail blends with lustrous vignettes from the fiction of one of the greatest writers in twentieth-century America, offering easy access to over 100 places of interest in Minnesota's capital city. The young writer continued this pattern after his marriage and early popular success. Fitzgerald's parents moved many times, but they stayed in the same well-to-do city neighborhood. Paul boyhood shaped him-and provided scenery and plots for many of his most successful short stories.
Jazz Age parties at the University Club, golfing and dancing at the White Bear Yacht Club. Book Synopsis Boyhood pranks in the backyards of Cathedral Hill mansions.
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