James L. W. West III

James L. W. West III is Edwin Erle Sparks Professor Emeritus of English at Penn State University. A renowned biographer and textual scholar, he served as General Editor of the 18-volume Cambridge Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's works (1994-2019) and has held fellowships from Guggenheim, NEH, and Fulbright programs.

Research specialties:

• F. Scott Fitzgerald's literary career and professional authorship
• Biographical studies of major American writers
• Book history and archival scholarship
• Modernist textual editing practices

His scholarly editions include the variorum Great Gatsby and Trimalchio (early Gatsby version), establishing new standards in Fitzgerald scholarship.