Literature+and+Fitzgerald-Per+5+2012

__**Literature and Fitzgerald**__


 * Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born on September 24, 1896 - December 21, 1940
 * American author of novels and short stories
 * Reading was popular in the 1920's
 * Most people gained knowledge of the wider and current events through printed material
 * Books newspapers and magazines were important parts of people's lives and educations
 * knowledge of classic books was considered an essential part of a good education
 * Great Gatsby was one of the books that defined that time period