The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage
1909
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Known as Fitzgerald's first published work, "The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage" was written by Fitzgerald in June of 1909 and saw publication in the St. Paul Academy Now and Then magazine in October of that same year. Scott was only 13 years old at the time of its writing and the fledgling effort shows the influence of the popular mystery writers of the time, including Doyle and Poe. Although complete sets of Now and Then do exist, "The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage" would most likely have remained a mysterious footnote in Fitzgerald's bibliography, were it not for Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine. Exactly how, and why, the story resurfaced some 50 years after its initial publication is not known, but the editors of EQMM included the story in their March 1960 edition. From there it was also reprinted in Ellery Queen's 15th Mystery Annual: an event that marked the first book publication of the story, some 20 years after Fitzgerald's death.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Author · 174 books
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American writer of novels and short stories, whose works have been seen as evocative of the Jazz Age, a term he himself allegedly coined. He is regarded as one of the greatest twentieth century writers. Fitzgerald was of the self-styled "Lost Generation," Americans born in the 1890s who came of age during World War I. He finished four novels, left a fifth unfinished, and wrote dozens of short stories that treat themes of youth, despair, and age. He was married to Zelda Fitzgerald.
