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Fitzgerald is born
On September 24, 1896, Francis Scott Fitzgerald is born in Minnesota. -
Fitzgerald in college
In 1913, Fitzgerald attends Princeton as a part of the class of 1916 -
Fitzgerald writes his first novel
While in the trench warfare in Europe, fully expecting to die, Fitzgerald wrote his first novel titled “The Romantic Egoists” -
Scott is discharged from the army
In 1919, Scott is finally released from the army, then finding new employment in New York, working in advertising. -
Scott’s proposal
Scott proposes to his girlfriend, Zelda. She declines. -
Zelda changes her mind
After one of Scott’s novels finally gets accepted and released, Zelda changes her mind and says yes to the proposal. -
Celebrity time
After Scott’s first novel “The Side of Paradise” is fully published, Scott and Zelda become celebrities overnight -
Scott writes more
Scott only months later publishes his first collection of small, short stories. These are named “Flappers and Philosophers” -
Road Trip!
Right before the birth of their baby, Scott and Zelda travel to Europe -
Moving time
Scott and his family move and settle in Long Island, New York. This is when he starts to think of writing “The Great Gatsby” -
The second edition of short stories
Scott publishes “Tales Of The Jazz Age” -
Moving time, again
The Fitzgeralds move from France to Rome, where they end up and Scott finishes up “The Great Gatsby” -
Française!
The Fitzgeralds vacation to France to escape from prohibition laws -
Great Gatsby
While in France, Scott finally writes the now world renowned “The Great Gatsby” -
Published Finally
The Great Gatsby is finally published and the reviews and sales are flooding through. At first, the sales were not great, but then eventually they did get better. -
End of an era
Scott dies suddenly of a heart attack at 44 years old. His legacy consists of 5 novels and 170 short stories which continue to be enjoyed worldwide.