ALS, 1929 September 16 : Paris, France, c/o Guaranty Trust Co., 4 Place de la Concorde, to Betty Markell.

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ALS, 1929 September 16 : Paris, France, c/o Guaranty Trust Co., 4 Place de la Concorde, to Betty Markell.

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J. Scott Fitzgerald thanks an admirer for her letter that "came when I was in a mood of tremendous dejection ... Unfortunately my sense of material is much superior to my mind or my talent ... The Basil Lee stories were a mistake ..."

1 p. ; 31 x 21 cm.

Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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Markell, Betty.

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

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F. Scott Fitzgerald was born Sept. 24, 1896 in St. Paul Minnesota. He began writing while a student at Princeton University. He met his wife, Zelda, while serving in the US Army stationed in Alabama. His novel, This Side of Paradise, was published in 1920 and he became an instant success. He published he Great Gatsby in 1925. Fitzgerald died on December 21, 1940 of a heart attack at age 44 while living in Los Angeles and working for the film industry....