In 1992 the news of William Burrill's discovery of 25 "lost" Hemingwaystories created an international sensation and made headlines around the world.The stories were all written when Ernest Hemingway was a Toronto Starreporter; and their discovery helps shed light on a period of enormousimportance in his development as a writer.
Hemingway: The Toronto Years is the first biography to concentrate onHemingway's four-year connection to the city of Toronto. It was during hisToronto years that Hemingway earned his first bylines, first married, became afather, made his first trip to Paris, sold his first fiction, and published hisfirst book. The fascinating story of Hemingway as a young man is sure tocaptivate both scholars and general readers.