TURNING BACK THE CLOCK TO 1885 When Scott finally updated his editor Max Perkins on the progress of his third novel in June 1920, he teased him with a rather surprising spoiler: the new book would be set in the American Midwest in 1885 and would have “a Catholic element.” [52] 1885 had been an … Continue reading The Catholic Church in Gatsby Part II — Sigourney Fay & The Newman School for Boys