James L. W. West III is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University.

'… well done and the stories will be welcome for all those who enjoy Fitzgerald's work or who are interested in the author's final years.' Contemporary Review

• Introduction; Section I. Esquire Stories, 1935–41: Three acts of music; The ants at Princeton; 'I didn't get over'; An alcoholic case; The long way out; The guest in room nineteen; In the holidays; Financing Finnegan; Design in plaster; The lost decade; On an ocean wave; The woman from '21'; Three hours between planes; Section II. The Pat Hobby Series, 1940–1: 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; Record of variants; Explanatory notes; Illustrations; Appendix 1. 'Dearly beloved'; Appendix 2. Publication and earnings.

James L. W. West III is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University.

'… well done and the stories will be welcome for all those who enjoy Fitzgerald's work or who are interested in the author's final years.' Contemporary Review

• Introduction; Section I. Esquire Stories, 1935–41: Three acts of music; The ants at Princeton; 'I didn't get over'; An alcoholic case; The long way out; The guest in room nineteen; In the holidays; Financing Finnegan; Design in plaster; The lost decade; On an ocean wave; The woman from '21'; Three hours between planes; Section II. The Pat Hobby Series, 1940–1: 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; Record of variants; Explanatory notes; Illustrations; Appendix 1. 'Dearly beloved'; Appendix 2. Publication and earnings.

James L. W. West III is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English at Pennsylvania State University.

'… well done and the stories will be welcome for all those who enjoy Fitzgerald's work or who are interested in the author's final years.' Contemporary Review

• Introduction; Section I. Esquire Stories, 1935–41: Three acts of music; The ants at Princeton; 'I didn't get over'; An alcoholic case; The long way out; The guest in room nineteen; In the holidays; Financing Finnegan; Design in plaster; The lost decade; On an ocean wave; The woman from '21'; Three hours between planes; Section II. The Pat Hobby Series, 1940–1: 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; Record of variants; Explanatory notes; Illustrations; Appendix 1. 'Dearly beloved'; Appendix 2. Publication and earnings.