Basil and Josephine by F. Scott Fitzgerald Upon her return to England

Upon her return to England

his ambitious friend

an Englishman finds himself contemplating the night sky - its immensity

Inventor Sir Claude Amory feels a bitter taste in the mouth

the way we conduct ourselves in meetings

Basil and Josephine by F. Scott Fitzgerald Upon her return to EnglandBasil and Josephine charts the coming of age of two privileged youths from quiet Midwestern towns, Basil Duke Lee and Josephine Perry based on Fitzgerald himself and a combination of his first love Ginevra King and his wife Zelda. As one struggles to gain the acceptance of his peers and becomes consumed by ambition, the other finds herself obsessed by teenage crushes and has to confront the pitfalls of popularity. Written for the Saturday Evening Post