The thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgerald : a secret boyhood diary / F. Scott Fitzgerald ; Dave Page, editor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940, author.

Contributor:

Page, Dave, 1954- editor.

Series:

Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series.

Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage

Standardized Title:

Thoughtbook of Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, American--20th century--Diaries.

Authors, American.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940--Diaries.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott.

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940--Childhood and youth.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (90 p.)

Edition:

First University of Minnesota Press Edition.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : University of Minnesota Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

" 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 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. "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 in The Great Gatsby. Presented in a simple format for both scholars and general readers alike, The Thoughtbook of F. 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. One of the earliest known works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Thoughtbook provides 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. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note:

Contents

Introduction

Dave Page

The Thoughtbook of F. Scott Fitzgerald

Modern Transcription of the Thoughtbook

Photographs

Afterword

Dave Page.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4529-4047-9

OCLC:

894667618