The Captured Shadow by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald | Published: December 29, 1928

The Captured Shadow Synopsis

"The Captured Shadow" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was published in The Saturday Evening Post on December 29, 1928. This short story is a part of the Basil Duke Lee series. In this short story, 15 years old Basil Duke Lee just got home from a play with his dear friend Riply Buckner. Basil has been writing a play called "The Captured Shadow." Though Basil and Riply come across some obstacles, they are very excited to oversee this play to fruition.

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Basil Duke Lee shut the front door behind him and turned on the dining-room light. His mother's voice drifted sleepily downstairs:

"Basil, is that you?"

"No, mother, it's a burglar."

"It seems to me twelve o'clock is pretty late for a fifteen-year-old boy."

"We went to Smith's and had a soda."

About F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald has been described as one of the most iconic American writers. Born in 1896 in St Paul, Minnesota, Fitzgerald is best known for his novels such as The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night. His writing was a masterclass in realism, often dealing with themes of decadence, youth, excess, and despair. Fitzgerald wrote during the Jazz Age - a period of social upheaval that saw an explosion of new music and culture in 1920s America. He was considered an influential figure among many emerging artists then and used his work to explore class divisions within society. As well as being a celebrated novelist, Fitzgerald wrote several short stories throughout his career, published in prominent magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post. Find out more about F. Scott Fitzgerald at sevenov.com.