The Pat Hobby Stories » (Reprint)

Inseparably associated with a point in history he claimed to despise, F. Scott Fitzgerald is both the quintessential Jazz-Age writer and perhaps the era s harshest critic. However, the complexity and sheer timelessness of classics such as The Great Gatsby has ensured that Fitzgerald s work will never be regarded as mere period pieces.

Fun In An Artists Studio is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Pat Hobby series, written during his later years as a writer. Pat Hobby, a down-and-out Hollywood screenwriter, is bemused when a Romanian Princess takes an interest in him and asks him to pose for a painting. This funny, slightly tragic tale is both heartwarming and funny at the same time.

CONTENTS

Introduction by Arnold Gingrich

Pat Hobby's Christmas Wish

A Man in the Way

"Boil Some Water — Lots of It"

Teamed with Genius

Pat Hobby and Orson Welles

Pat Hobby's Secret

Pat Hobby, Putative Father

The Homes of the Stars

Pat Hobby Does His Bit

Pat Hobby's Preview

No Harm Trying

A Patriotic Short

On the Trail of Pat Hobby

Fun in an Artist's Studio

Two Old-Timers

Mightier Than the Sword

Pat Hobby's College Days

Appendix