Careless People: Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby

Careless People

Murder, Mayhem, and the Invention of The Great Gatsby

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Sarah Churchwell
Sarah Churchwell
2013 • 399 pages

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Previously published: London: Virago, 2013.

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