Maxwell E Perkins
William Maxwell Evarts Perkins
American
Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
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Charles Scribner's Sons | 1910 |
Notable Position | Organization | From | To |
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Charles Scribner's Sons | 1910 |
Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
1920/03/26 | "This Side of Paradise" by F Scott Fitzgerald is published. The first printing sells out in 3 days. | Editor | This Side of Paradise (book) | ||||
1923/00/00 | Maxwell E Perkins supports Freeman's plan for a description of Lee's life "that will be as nearly final as existing material permits." | Editor | R E Lee (book) | ||||
1924/00/00 | A Greek Revival house becomes the home of the Perkins family. | Home | Maxwell E Perkins House | New Canaan | |||
1925/04/00 | I read "Hair Cut" on Friday and I can't shake it out of my mind - in fact the impression it made has deepened with time. There's not a man alive who could have done better, that's certain. - Max Perkins | Admirer | Haircut (short story) | ||||
1925/04/10 | "The Great Gatsby" by F Scott Fitzgerald is published. | Editor | The Great Gatsby (book) | ||||
1926/10/22 | Ernest Hemingway's novel "The Sun Also Rises" is published by Scribner's. Its first edition consist of 5090 copies, selling at $2.00 per copy. | Editor | The Sun Also Rises | ||||
1929/00/00 | "Look Homeward, Angel" by Thomas Wolfe is published through Grosset and Dunlap. | Editor | Look Homeward, Angel | ||||
1929/09/00 | "A Farewell to Arms" is published in book form with a first edition print-run of approximately 31,000 copies. | Editor | A Farewell to Arms | ||||
1932/00/00 | Editor Maxwell Perkins moves to 246 E 49th St, living here until 1938. | Home | Turtle Bay Gardens Historic District | New York City |
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