Memorandum of agreement made this twenty-third day of September 1919 between F. Scott Fitzgerald ... and Charles Scribner's Sons ... [on] a work entitled: This side of paradise : contract.

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Memorandum of agreement made this twenty-third day of September 1919 between F. Scott Fitzgerald ... and Charles Scribner's Sons ... [on] a work entitled: This side of paradise : contract.

According to this contract, Fitzgerald was to receive 10% on the first 5000 copies of the book sold and 15% on all copies sold thereafter.

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Matthew J. and Arlyn Bruccoli Collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald.

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Charles Scribner's Sons.

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Charles Scribner, 1821-1871, was a partner in the publishing firm of Baker & Scribner, 1846-1871, and carried on alone after Baker's death in 1850. He formed Scribner & Welford in 1857. Charles Scribner's Sons was established in 1870, the same year SCRIBNER'S MONTHLY began. His son Charles, 1854-1930, became president in 1875. He began SCRIBNER'S MAGAZINE in 1887. It ceased publication in 1930. His son Charles, 1890-1952, became president in 1932. From the description of Char...

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....