II. A Peculiar Idea

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. CONTENTS 7
3. Preface 9
4. PART ONE: 1899-1919
5. I. "I Had a Wonderfol Novel to Write About Oak Park" 15
6. II. A Peculiar Idea 28
7. III. A Land of Magic 49
8. IV. The Championship Game 66
9. PART TWO: 1919-1923
10. V. Rejection Slips 95
11. VI. "The World's a Jail and We're Going to Break It Together" 124
12. VII. Americans in Paris 148
13. VIII. Dragons' Teeth 173
14. IX. Sports 192
15. PART THREE: 1923-1926
16. X. "Nick in the Stories Was Never Himself" 219
17. XI. "We Have More Fun Together All the Time" 249
18. XII. Harold and Horace, Scott and Zelda 264
19. XIII. Betrayals 289
20. XIV. Double Meanings 317
21. PART FOUR: 1926-1936
22. XV. "I Loved Her Fine" 341
23. XVI. A Hollow Man 365
24. XVII. Mens Morbida in Corpore Sano 394
25. XVIII. The Big Out 424
26. PART FIVE: 1936 -1945
27. XIX. The Spanish Tragedy 441
28. XX. "Book Selling Like Frozen Daiquiris in Hell" 475
29. XXI. Combined Operations 498
30. PART SIX: 1945 -1961
31. XXII. Horrors 525
32. XXIII. "How Do You Like It Now, Gentlemen?" 545
33. XXIV. "The Country Is Beautifol Around Here" 565
34. Acknowledgments 595
35. Notes 599
36. Bibliography 655
37. Index 669