At 10:24 am today (April 29), BBC News posted an article on Fitzgerald's handwritten accounts and records on various subjects. Included was the amount of money he made from The Great Gatsby, which was $2,000. I calculated how much value that would be in today. Surprisingly, the sum comes out to be $24,360. It isn't very much considering that The Great Gatsby is a classic.
Also, one interesting part of the article is at the end, where it is noted that based on the accounts, Fitzgerald was a terrible speller and (very poor in his arithmetic).
Here is the link to the article
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22340106
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