Archive · 18 Jul 2025
Lost F. Scott Fitzgerald Story 'Double Time' Published Decades Later
Imagine a famous writer from long ago, F. Scott Fitzgerald, who wrote about a has-been in Hollywood named Pat Hobby.
Recently, a story called "Double Time" that Fitzgerald wrote but was forgotten for a long time was found!
It's about Pat trying to work two jobs at once, which causes him problems.
This story is similar to other stories Fitzgerald wrote about Hollywood.
It's being published now, and people are looking at it and the other stories again to understand them better.
They show how life can be difficult, and that even when things go wrong, you can keep going.
A lost F. Scott Fitzgerald story, "Double Time," from the Pat Hobby series, has been published after being rediscovered in Princeton University's archives.
The story, written in 1940, features Pat Hobby, a washed-up Hollywood figure, navigating a double gig.
The story's discovery is seen as ironic, reflecting Fitzgerald's own late-career struggles in Hollywood.
Critics are reevaluating the Pat Hobby stories as satirical portrayals of the Hollywood system.
The story's rediscovery is attributed to literary scholar Anne Margaret Daniel.
- Who
- F. Scott Fitzgerald, the author, and Pat Hobby, the story's main character.
- What
- The publication of F. Scott Fitzgerald's lost Pat Hobby story, "Double Time."
- When
- Written in 1940 and published in 2025.
- Where
- The story was found in Princeton University's Fitzgerald archives.
- Why
- The story was published to bring the author's final body of work to light.
Early Perceptions
Modern Interpretations
Critical Assessment
Early Perceptions
Initially dismissed as minor works.
Modern Interpretations
More recent scholarship reevaluates them as satire.
- Story Title
- Double Time
- Author
- F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Series
- Pat Hobby
- Setting
- Hollywood
- Main Character
- Pat Hobby
- Discovery Location
- Princeton University archives
- Publication Year
- 2025