Today is the birthday of writer and socialite Zelda Fitzgerald, born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery, Alabama (1900). She was named after the fictional gypsy heroine in Zelda’s Fortune (1874),
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Banned Books That Shaped America: The Great Gatsby
The Library of Congress created an exhibit, “Books that Shaped America,” that explores books that “have had a profound effect on American life.” Many of
S and R, Then and Now.
Today is Valentine’s Day. I first met my valentine 20 years ago today. We were both young guys kicking around the city. I dug through
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NAME: Edith Wharton OCCUPATION: Author BIRTH DATE: January 24, 1862 DEATH DATE: August 11, 1937 PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York PLACE OF DEATH:
“Bernice Bobs Her Hair” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
“Bernice Bobs Her Hair” is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, written in 1920 and first published in the Saturday Evening Post in May
Happy Birthday Zelda Fitzgerald
Today is the birthday of writer and socialite Zelda Fitzgerald, born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery, Alabama (1900). She was named after the fictional gypsy heroine in Zelda’s
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Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald (July 24, 1900 – March 10, 1948), born Zelda Sayre (“Sayre” is pronounced to rhyme with “fair”) in Montgomery, Alabama, was an
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One summer, I read “The Beautiful and the Dammed,” “This Side of Paradise,” and “Tender is the Night.” I had previously read “The Great Gatsby”
Happy Birthday Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald
Today is the birthday of Zelda Fitzgerald, born Zelda Sayre in Montgomery, Alabama (1900). She was married to F. Scott Fitzgerald; the two met at a