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F. Scott Fitzgerald

Author referenced in The Torrents of Spring.

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Also known as Mr. F. Scott Fitzgerald, Mr. Fitzgerald, Scott Fitzgerald

First appearance: the torrents of spring

F. Scott Fitzgerald shows up with force in The Passing of a Great Race and the Making and Marring of Americans. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in the author's note as having visited and sat in the fireplace, prompting a metafictional digression.
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