 Despite this, Scribner's kept the original edition of the book on their trade list until 1946.At that time, three other forms of "Gatsby" were in print, so there was no longer any point to holding onto the original edition.Fitzgerald received letters of praise from contemporaries T. S. Eliot, Edith Wharton, and Willa Cather regarding the novel; however, this was private opinion, and Fitzgerald feverishly sought the public recognition of reviewers and readers.