A young Harvard graduate with bright prospects, Bill Frothington is invited on b
oard a steamer hosting a high-school dance, where he meets and falls in love wit
h the seventeen-year-old Mae. As the match is not considered socially advantageo
us enough, Bill moves on, marries and has a career, but he remains painfully nos
talgic for that episode on the river. A poignant tale which touches on the theme
s of yearning and lost youth that are central to many of Fitzgerald's novels and
stories, 'The Love Boat' is here presented with other lesser-known pieces which
he wrote in the 1920s and explore the many facets of his creative talents.
