Letter : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2 West 45th St., New York City, to F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1 February 1921.

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Letter : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2 West 45th St., New York City, to F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1 February 1921.

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Is returning John Biggs's manuscript along with his confidential opinion in the hopes that Biggs's will understand the reasons for refusal. "If he ever starts to write a novel in the ordinary sense of the word, Putnam would like to have a chance at it."

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries

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