Asset Details
Do you wish to reserve the book?
The Thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Hey, we have placed the reservation for you!
By the way, why not check out events that you can attend while you pick your title.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place the reservation. Kindly try again later.
Are you sure you want to remove the book from the shelf?
The Thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Do you wish to request the book?
The Thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgerald
Please be aware that the book you have requested cannot be checked out. If you would like to checkout this book, you can reserve another copy
We have requested the book for you!
Your request is successful and it will be processed during the Library working hours. Please check the status of your request in My Requests.
Oops! Something went wrong.
Looks like we were not able to place your request. Kindly try again later.
eBook
The Thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgerald
2013
Overview
When F. Scott Fitzgerald was fourteen and living in the Crocus Hill neighborhood of St. Paul, he began keeping a short diary of his exploits among his friends, friendly rivals, and crushes. He gave the journal a title page-Thoughtbook of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald of St. Paul Minn. U.S.A.-and kept it securely locked in a box under his bed. He would later useThe Thoughtbookas 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. \"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. Paul's most influential families-models for the families described inThe Great Gatsby. Presented in a simple format for both scholars and general readers alike,The Thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgeraldincludes 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.
One of the earliest known works by F. Scott Fitzgerald,The Thoughtbookprovides a unique glimpse of Fitzgerald as a young boy and his social circle as they played among the grand homes of Summit Avenue, making up games, starting secret societies, competing with rivals, and (at all times) staying up-to-date on who exactly is vying for whose attention.
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Subject
ISBN
9780816679775, 0816679770, 9781452940472, 1452940479
