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Hi I'm Alan Sargeant. I'm writing a book on F. Scott Fitzgerald & The Great Gatsby called Odyssey of an American Dreamer. I think they call it narrative non-fiction these days. Join me in celebrating 100 years of Gatsby! www.monocledmutineer.co.uk
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Lavish 8-part podcast series from the award-winning Blanchard House on the inspiration for The Great Gatsby. The New York Times' Opinion Joe, Joe Nocera, narrates. Listen for free on the Amazon Music app! Search for American Dreamer: Who Was Jay Gatsby? #BookSky www.audible.co.uk/pd/American-...
F. Scott Fitzgerald's self-penned explanation for his essay, 'Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own' which appeared in the July 1924 edition of Woman's Home Companion. Was included at the back of the issue. This wee item hasn't been seen for some 100 years or more. #BookSky
January 23, 2026 at 4:11 PM
F. Scott Fitzgerald's self-penned explanation for his essay, 'Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own' which appeared in the July 1924 edition of Woman's Home Companion. Was included at the back of the issue. This wee item hasn't been seen for some 100 years or more. #BookSky
This article appeared in the June 1924 edition of Woman's Home Companion that also ftd Scott Fitzgerald's essay Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own. Fitz would incorporate elements of his essay (& probably this one) into The Great Gatsby. A must read for all Gatsby & Green Light lovers #BookSky
January 21, 2026 at 4:43 PM
This article appeared in the June 1924 edition of Woman's Home Companion that also ftd Scott Fitzgerald's essay Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own. Fitz would incorporate elements of his essay (& probably this one) into The Great Gatsby. A must read for all Gatsby & Green Light lovers #BookSky
In the year of Scott Fitzgerald's birth, 1896, Richard Strauss composed a tone poem based on one of Scott's favorite books: Thus Sprach Zarathustra by Nietzsche. The composition would later feature in the live performances of American Trilogy by Elvis #BookSky
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Elvis Presley - Also Sprach Zarathustra / An American Trilogy
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January 21, 2026 at 2:19 PM
In the year of Scott Fitzgerald's birth, 1896, Richard Strauss composed a tone poem based on one of Scott's favorite books: Thus Sprach Zarathustra by Nietzsche. The composition would later feature in the live performances of American Trilogy by Elvis #BookSky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u88x...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u88x...
Horst offered some very kind words on an early draft of my book on Gatsby and Scott Fitzgerald. Here's a plug for his own book which offers a tantalizing glimpse of the man who partially inspired the title character of The Great Gatsby. www.amazon.co.uk/F-Scott-Fitz...
F. Scott Fitzgerald at Work: The Making of ""the Great Gatsby: Amazon.co.uk: Horst H. Kruse (author): 9780817358976: Books
Buy F. Scott Fitzgerald at Work: The Making of ""the Great Gatsby Reprint by Horst H. Kruse (author) (ISBN: 9780817358976) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible o...
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January 19, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Horst offered some very kind words on an early draft of my book on Gatsby and Scott Fitzgerald. Here's a plug for his own book which offers a tantalizing glimpse of the man who partially inspired the title character of The Great Gatsby. www.amazon.co.uk/F-Scott-Fitz...
Anniversary gift from my wife of 27 years. First edition of Mizener's groundbreaking biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Far Side of Paradise. You can hear Mizener talking to radio legend Mary Margaret McBride abt the book in 1951 here: www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/arthur-mizen... #BookSky
January 19, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Anniversary gift from my wife of 27 years. First edition of Mizener's groundbreaking biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Far Side of Paradise. You can hear Mizener talking to radio legend Mary Margaret McBride abt the book in 1951 here: www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/arthur-mizen... #BookSky
Winston Churchill’s ‘Zionism versus Bolshevism’ for the Illustrated Sunday Herald in February 1920 must rank as one of the most controversial press articles in the history of British Politics. 30 minute podcast and article. #history www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/zionism-vers...
‘Zionism versus Bolshevism’ - Winston Churchill, Illustrated Sunday Herald
Content warning: In the following story and podcast I am going to be shining the spotlight on some very unpleasant and disturbing material. We’ll be dealing with issues of race and ethnicity, so use y...
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January 18, 2026 at 11:59 AM
Winston Churchill’s ‘Zionism versus Bolshevism’ for the Illustrated Sunday Herald in February 1920 must rank as one of the most controversial press articles in the history of British Politics. 30 minute podcast and article. #history www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/zionism-vers...
Lavish 8-part podcast series from the award-winning Blanchard House on the inspiration for The Great Gatsby. The New York Times' Opinion Joe, Joe Nocera, narrates. Listen for free on the Amazon Music app! Search for American Dreamer: Who Was Jay Gatsby? #BookSky www.audible.co.uk/pd/American-...
December 31, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Lavish 8-part podcast series from the award-winning Blanchard House on the inspiration for The Great Gatsby. The New York Times' Opinion Joe, Joe Nocera, narrates. Listen for free on the Amazon Music app! Search for American Dreamer: Who Was Jay Gatsby? #BookSky www.audible.co.uk/pd/American-...
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Gatsby: Death of an Irishman – Now an Audiobook!
F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Search for Identity.
Amazon: a.co/d/efQJ0kz
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F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Search for Identity.
Amazon: a.co/d/efQJ0kz
Spotify: tinyurl.com/Gatsby-Death...
Audible: tinyurl.com/GatsbyDeatho...
#America250 #IrishAmerica250 #FScottFitzgerald #thegreatgatsby
Gatsby: Death of an Irishman: F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Search for Identity
Amazon.com: Gatsby: Death of an Irishman: F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Search for Identity (Audible Audio Edition): Patrick O'Sullivan Greene, Scott Fleming, Eastwood Books: Books
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December 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Gatsby: Death of an Irishman – Now an Audiobook!
F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Search for Identity.
Amazon: a.co/d/efQJ0kz
Spotify: tinyurl.com/Gatsby-Death...
Audible: tinyurl.com/GatsbyDeatho...
#America250 #IrishAmerica250 #FScottFitzgerald #thegreatgatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald and His Search for Identity.
Amazon: a.co/d/efQJ0kz
Spotify: tinyurl.com/Gatsby-Death...
Audible: tinyurl.com/GatsbyDeatho...
#America250 #IrishAmerica250 #FScottFitzgerald #thegreatgatsby
Lovely Christmas gift from my wife. A copy of Woman's Home Companion dated July 1924 featuring an article by F Scott Fitzgerald. As his ledger records, certain aspects of the article were incorporated into The Great Gatsby. Fantastic condition. Also has other big surprises. #BookSky
December 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Lovely Christmas gift from my wife. A copy of Woman's Home Companion dated July 1924 featuring an article by F Scott Fitzgerald. As his ledger records, certain aspects of the article were incorporated into The Great Gatsby. Fantastic condition. Also has other big surprises. #BookSky
Have spent the last few months experimenting with AI audio, chiefly because of the trends discussed below. Voice actors are expensive & although I don't think it comes close to replacing natural voices, it allows non-pros like me to offer user options. #BookSky www.thebookseller.com/news/audio-n...
Audio 'no longer an afterthought' as publishers snap up raft of audio-first acquisitions
This year has seen a raft of 'audio-first' acquisitions, suggesting audio is 'no longer the afterthought' it once was, with books acquired exclusively for listeners, and the arrival of the UK branch o...
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December 28, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Have spent the last few months experimenting with AI audio, chiefly because of the trends discussed below. Voice actors are expensive & although I don't think it comes close to replacing natural voices, it allows non-pros like me to offer user options. #BookSky www.thebookseller.com/news/audio-n...
Been exploring A.I. Words by me, pictures by Google Gemini. Have done much the same thing for posts on Katharine Fessenden and The Phantom of the Jazz Age. Uploaded edited text from chapters of a book I'm working on and gave instructions for illustrations. www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/the-glorious...
The Glorious Fourth - A Writer’s Declaration. A Listenable 10-page storybook. Scott Fitzgerald Quits his job at Barron Collier Advertising, July 4, 1919.
At 10.00am yesterday morning I received an email prompt from Google asking me to check out a new A.I feature called Gemini Storybook. I was busy proofing a book that I am writing on F. Scott Fitzgeral...
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December 28, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Been exploring A.I. Words by me, pictures by Google Gemini. Have done much the same thing for posts on Katharine Fessenden and The Phantom of the Jazz Age. Uploaded edited text from chapters of a book I'm working on and gave instructions for illustrations. www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/the-glorious...
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December 24, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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I'm not a Catholic myself. I'm not a church-goer. But the subject has always interested me which is why I was keen to explore Fitzgerald's Catholic background. Interesting piece from The Guardian. Scott was mentored by 20th century converts. #BookSky www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
Converts by Melanie McDonagh review – the road to Rome Catholicism’s unlikely 20th-century resurgence
A thought-provoking examination of the literary stars who became Catholic – from Evelyn Waugh to Muriel Spark
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December 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
I'm not a Catholic myself. I'm not a church-goer. But the subject has always interested me which is why I was keen to explore Fitzgerald's Catholic background. Interesting piece from The Guardian. Scott was mentored by 20th century converts. #BookSky www.theguardian.com/books/2025/d...
F. Scott Fitzgerald died in Hollywood 85 years ago today. At the time of his death Scott was working on a screenplay for the Emlyn Williams drama, ‘The Light in Heart’ and finishing his fifth novel, The Last Tycoon. #BookSky #Literature
December 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
F. Scott Fitzgerald died in Hollywood 85 years ago today. At the time of his death Scott was working on a screenplay for the Emlyn Williams drama, ‘The Light in Heart’ and finishing his fifth novel, The Last Tycoon. #BookSky #Literature
Listen F. Scott Fitzgerald biographer Arthur Mizener talking to Mary Margaret McBride in 1951. This is the full show. It was during this show that Scott's old friend Max Gerlach rang the show's producers to reveal that HE was the real Jay Gatsby. #BookSky www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/arthur-mizen...
Arthur Mizener talks to Mary Margaret McBride January 1951 — F Scott Fitzgerald
There’s only so many days of the Gatsby centenary to go, so I thought I’d share this: Scott Fitzgerald’s first biographer, Arthur Mizener talking to Mary Magaret McBride about his new book, The Far Si...
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December 20, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Listen F. Scott Fitzgerald biographer Arthur Mizener talking to Mary Margaret McBride in 1951. This is the full show. It was during this show that Scott's old friend Max Gerlach rang the show's producers to reveal that HE was the real Jay Gatsby. #BookSky www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/arthur-mizen...
What do Pinocchio, The Satyricon and The Great Gatsby have in common? #BookSky www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/land-of-cock...
The Great Gatsby, The Land of Cockaigne and Gastronomic Utopias — The Monocled Mutineer
This article explores thematic parallels between The Great Gatsby, Joyce’s Ulysses, and myths like the Land of Cockaigne. It examines motifs of abundance, identity, and longing, reflecting on how lite...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
What do Pinocchio, The Satyricon and The Great Gatsby have in common? #BookSky www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/land-of-cock...
Oct 1923. As Scott Fitzgerald gets down to work on Gatsby, Arnold Rothstein (Meyer Wolfshiem in the novel) appears in court over the World Series Scandal. It would come to a head in May the following year. Scott's friend Ring Lardner was later said to be a key witness in the fix. #BookSky
November 20, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Oct 1923. As Scott Fitzgerald gets down to work on Gatsby, Arnold Rothstein (Meyer Wolfshiem in the novel) appears in court over the World Series Scandal. It would come to a head in May the following year. Scott's friend Ring Lardner was later said to be a key witness in the fix. #BookSky
Did Gatsby own his house or was it a rental? Well on page six of the first edition it says it was a rental. A house 'inhabited' by Mr Gatsby.
November 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Did Gatsby own his house or was it a rental? Well on page six of the first edition it says it was a rental. A house 'inhabited' by Mr Gatsby.
Pictures by Gemini Storybook, words by me. There's a limit to what content I'll let AI contribute. I'll let it draw or speak for me, but not think :-)
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The Glorious Fourth - A Writer’s Declaration. A Listenable 10-page storybook. Scott Fitzgerald Quits his job at Barron Collier Advertising, July 4, 1919.
At 10.00am yesterday morning I received an email prompt from Google asking me to check out a new A.I feature called Gemini Storybook. I was busy proofing a book that I am writing on F. Scott Fitzgeral...
www.monocledmutineer.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Pictures by Gemini Storybook, words by me. There's a limit to what content I'll let AI contribute. I'll let it draw or speak for me, but not think :-)
www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/the-glorious...
www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/the-glorious...
Couple of sneaky peeks inside the armed services edition of The Great Gatsby (1942-43). These are from the back of the book. Discover why the critics are still shouting about it. They were? #BookSky
November 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Couple of sneaky peeks inside the armed services edition of The Great Gatsby (1942-43). These are from the back of the book. Discover why the critics are still shouting about it. They were? #BookSky
The Original Russian Job: The forgotten story of how a ‘secret compact’ between Churchill and Herbert Hoover very nearly saved Russia from Lenin's Soviet. This is the story of James V. Martin, aviation pioneer & whistleblower. Story and Podcast #History www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/american-rel...
American Relief Administration Scandal - Captain James V. Martin, Herbert Hoover & Russia
The Original Russian Job: The forgotten story of how a ‘secret compact’ between Churchill and America very nearly saved Russia from Lenin and the Soviet Union. This is the story of James V. Martin, an...
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November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
The Original Russian Job: The forgotten story of how a ‘secret compact’ between Churchill and Herbert Hoover very nearly saved Russia from Lenin's Soviet. This is the story of James V. Martin, aviation pioneer & whistleblower. Story and Podcast #History www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/american-rel...
NoteGPT. It'll probably divide opinion but there's no doubting how useful it can be for bloggers and writers on a budget. Converts text to speech and despite assumptions, you can have complete control over content, every word. notegpt.io
NoteGPT – Your All-in-One AI Learning Assistant. Summarize, Chat & Write – Fast & Free.
NoteGPT - Your All-in-One AI Learning Assistant. Summarize, Chat & Write – Fast & Free.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NoteGPT. It'll probably divide opinion but there's no doubting how useful it can be for bloggers and writers on a budget. Converts text to speech and despite assumptions, you can have complete control over content, every word. notegpt.io
Who Made Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby was not always regarded as a classic. This 30 minute podcast traces the evolution of F Scott Fitzgerald's legendary novel & how it eventually found favor in the chaos of WWII. #Literature #SkyBooks #History www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/gatsby-alleg...
Who Turned The Great Gatsby into an Allegory of the American Dream? Podcast — Critique and Failure
“Gatsby, may be taken not only as an individual character but also as a symbolic or even allegorical character. It comes to seem more and more plausible that Gatsby, divided between power and dream, i...
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October 28, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Who Made Gatsby Great? The Great Gatsby was not always regarded as a classic. This 30 minute podcast traces the evolution of F Scott Fitzgerald's legendary novel & how it eventually found favor in the chaos of WWII. #Literature #SkyBooks #History www.monocledmutineer.co.uk/gatsby-alleg...
I've been writing about the revival of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby after it was given away free to American soldiers during WWII as part of the Council on Books in Wartime initiative, a direct challenge to the Nazi book burnings. Disturbing reading #SkyBooks
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13 “Woke” Books Banned in DOD Schools | ACLU
The Department of Defense has banned more than 500 titles from its military schools, alleging the books promote “woke” ideologies about race, gender, sex and sexuality.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
I've been writing about the revival of F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby after it was given away free to American soldiers during WWII as part of the Council on Books in Wartime initiative, a direct challenge to the Nazi book burnings. Disturbing reading #SkyBooks
www.aclu.org/news/free-sp...
www.aclu.org/news/free-sp...