When beautiful, reckless Southern belle Zelda Sayre meets F. Scott Fitzgerald at a country club dance in 1918, she is seventeen and he is a young army lieutenant. Before long, Zelda has fallen for him, even though Scott isn't wealthy or prominent or even a Southerner and keeps insisting, absurdly, that his writings will bring his both fortune and fame. When he sells his first novel, she is optimistically boards a train to New York, to marry him and...

Contemporary critical opinion and commentary on F. Scott Fitzgerald and his works. Includes a chronology, notes, and bibliography.

"Learn about the exciting life and times of F. Scott Fitzgerald, the era of the Jazz Age, and its influence on Fitzgerald's greatest works"--Provided by the publisher.

The romance between F. Scott Fitzgerald and Zelda Sayre has been celebrated as one of the greatest of the 20th century. From the beginning, their relationship was a tumultuous one, in which the couple's excesses were as widely known as their passion for each other. Despite their love, both Scott and Zelda engaged in flirtations that threatened to tear the couple apart. But none had a more profound impact on the two, and on Scott's writing, as the...

Describes the life and career of the twentieth-century American author whose works include "The Great Gatsby" and "This Side of Paradise."

An introduction to the life and works of American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, featuring a biographical profile of Fitzgerald, followed by four critical essays that examine aspects of his writing

Publisher's description: His legacy as one of the greatest writers who ever lived comes from the millions of people who pick up his work and read for the sheer pleasure of it. F. Scott Fitzgerald A to Z will add even more enjoyment to every reader's experience, from those who are well-versed in the chronicler of the Jazz Age to those encountering his writing for the first time. Drawing from a vast array of letters, autobiography, bibliography, correspondence,...