In 1922, Hadley Hemingway stowed a suitcase containing Ernest's work-in-progress in her train compartment at Paris's Gare de Lyon. She left briefly; when she returned, the suitcase was gone. The impact of this loss reverberated throughout Hemingway's career.
The Nick Adams Stories
Hemingway's "Nick Adams" short stories, begun in 1919, were a wellspring to which he returned time and again during the first half of his career. Although the stories are fictional, Nick's early life experiences resonate strongly with Hemingway's own.