A Nice Quiet Place by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald | Published: May 31, 1930

A Nice Quiet Place Synopsis

"A Nice Quiet Place" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in The Saturday Evening Post on May 31, 1930. Later, it was also published in Taps at Reveille in 1935. This short story is part of the Josephine Perry series. Josephine Perry is a girl who is deemed to be easily influenced by other mischievous children. With that in mind, Mr. and Mrs. Perry decided this year's summer trip would not be in Lake Forest, where those supposed "corrupted" children are. Josephine is upset by this decision, and she is sure the change of plan is due to the gossip spread by her jealous peers.

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All that week she couldn't decide whether she was a lollipop or a roman candle--through her dreams, dreams that promised uninterrupted sleep through many vacation mornings, drove a series of long, incalculable murmuring in tune with the put-put-put of their cut-outs, "I love you--I love you," over and over. She wrote in the evening:

Dear Ridge: When I think of not being able to come to the freshman dance with you this June, I could lie down and die, but mother is sort of narrow-minded in some ways, and she feels that sixteen is too young to go to a prom; and Lil Hammel's mother feels the same way.

About F. Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Fitzgerald is remembered as one of the iconic American writers of the 20th century. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, in 1896, Fitzgerald wrote several novels and short stories during his lifetime. His work has enduringly influenced contemporary American literature, influencing other writers even a century after his death. Fitzgerald's most famous novel is The Great Gatsby. In addition to this masterpiece, he finished three other novels: This Side Of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, and Tender Is The Night. Find out more about F. Scott Fitzgerald at sevenov.com.