This story was inspired by a remark of Mark Twain's to the effect that it was a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at the end. By trying the experiment upon only one man in a perfectly normal world I have scar...
This short story was first published in the "Metropolitan," and first published in book form in Tales of the Jazz Age in 1922.
"When this was written I had just completed the first draft of my second novel, and a natural reaction made me revel in...
The setting: Hollywood: the character: Pat Hobby, a down-and-out screenwriter trying to break back into show business, but having better luck getting into bars. Written between 1939 and 1940, when F. Scott Fitzgerald was working for Universal Stud...
The story tells of John T. Unger, a teenager from the town of Hades, Mississippi, who was sent to a private boarding school in Boston. During the summer he would visit the homes of his classmates, the vast majority of whom were from wealthy famili...
This has the distinction of being the only magazine piece ever written in a New York hotel. The business was done in a bedroom in the Knickerbocker, and shortly afterward that memorable hostelry closed its doors forever.
When a fitting period of ...
First published in the "Smart Set", and first published in book form in Tales of the Jazz Age in 1922.
"And do you write for any other magazines?" inquired the young lady.
"Oh, yes," I assured her. "I've had some stories and plays in the 'Smart ...
Written circa 1917, and published published much later in "Vanity Fair". It was later first published in book form in Tales of the Jazz Age in 1922.
Written, like "Tarquin of Cheapside," while I was at Princeton, this sketch was published years l...
This somewhat unpleasant tale, published as a novelette in the "Smart Set" in July, 1920, relates a series of events which took place in the spring of the previous year. Each of the three events made a great impression upon me. In life they were u...
This short story was first published in the "Chicago Tribune," and first published in book form in Tales of the Jazz Age in 1922.
"Of this story I can say that it came to me in an irresistible form, crying to be written. It will be accused perhap...
Originally published in the periodical The Metropolitan, this story was first published in book form in Tales of the Jazz Age in 1922.
"This is a Southern story, with the scene laid in the small Lily of Tarleton, Georgia. I have a profound affect...
This short story was first published in the "Smart Set" in 1921, although it had been written 5 years previous. It was first published in book form in Tales of the Jazz Age in 1922.
"Written almost six years ago, this story is a product of underg...
Originally published in the "Saturday Evening Post" in 1920, this story was first published in book form in Tales of the Jazz Age in 1922.
"I suppose that of all the stories I have ever written this one cost me the least travail and perhaps gave ...
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