Flight and Pursuit by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald | Published: May 14, 1932

Flight and Pursuit Synopsis

"Flight and Pursuit" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in The Saturday Evening Post on May 14, 1932.

Caroline Martin decided to elope with George Corcoran out of a reckless decision because Sidney Lahaye had broken her heart. But that decision led her to a miserable marriage, a husband with no fortune, and a mother-in-law who is challenging to live with. When Sidney decides to call her after three years, Caroline had enough of the life that she is living and decides to run away to New York with her son.

Excerpt from Flight and Pursuit Online Book

In 1918, a few days before the Armistice, Caroline Martin, of Derby, in Virginia, eloped with a trivial young lieutenant from Ohio. They were married in a town over the Maryland border and she stayed there until George Corcoran got his discharge—then they went to his home in the North. It was a desperate, reckless marriage.

About F. Scott Fitzgerald

Francis Scott Fitzgerald was born in September 1896 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. His parents were from a middle-class background, and he attended Princeton University. After leaving Princeton, Fitzgerald joined the army during World War I before marrying his wife, Zelda. Fitzgerald became synonymous with the Jazz Age of the 1920s in America, and much of his experience in his marriage to Zelda influenced his work. His novels include This Side of Paradise, and his most famous work, The Great Gatsby, remains a cult classic today. In addition to his books, Fitzgerald wrote numerous short stories during his life. He is widely considered one of the influential literary figures of the nineteenth century and remains renowned for his works to this day. Find out more about F. Scott Fitzgerald at sevenov.com.