Careless people: murder, mayhem, and the invention of The Great Gatsby
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An investigation into the inspiration behind F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece traces his parties and quarrels at the side of Zelda amid the scandals of 1922 before a double murder in New Jersey set the stage for what was to become an American classic.
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Churchwell, S. B. (2014). Careless people: murder, mayhem, and the invention of The Great Gatsby. The Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Churchwell, Sarah Bartlett, 1970-. 2014. Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby. The Penguin Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Churchwell, Sarah Bartlett, 1970-, Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby. The Penguin Press, 2014.
MLA Citation (style guide)Churchwell, Sarah Bartlett. Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby. The Penguin Press, 2014.
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505 | 0 | |a Preface -- Guest List -- Introduction: 1924 -- September 1922. Chapter one: Glamour of Rumsies and Hitchcoks; Chapter two: Ash Heaps. Memory of 125th. Gt Neck -- October 1922. Chapter three: Goddards. Dwanns Swopes; Chapter four: Vegetable Days in New York. Memory of Ginevra's Wedding -- November 1922. Chapter five: The Meeting all an invention. Mary; Chapter six: Bob Kerr's Story. The 2nd Party -- December 1922-December 1924. Chapter seven: The Day in New York; Chapter eight: The Murder (inv.) -- 1925-1940. Chapter nine: Funeral an invention -- Envoi: The Orgastic Future. | |
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