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Together, these forty-three stories compose a vivid picture of a lost era, but their brilliance is timeless.

The short stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald / edited and with a preface by Matthew J. Bruccoli.

This handsome jacketed hardback brings together the celebrated short stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald - one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. An icon of the Jazz Age, Fitzgerald's tales combine the excitement of the new opportunities the 1920s brought with a tinge of melancholy recalling the Lost Generation who had fought in World War I. By turns humorous, breathtaking and thoughtful, the stories in this collection rightly deserve their reputation as classics. This collection includes such famous stories as: - Bernice Bobs Her Hair - May Day - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button - The Diamond as Big as the Ritz - and many more ABOUT THE SERIES: The Arcturus Classic Mysteries and Marvels series brings together thrilling short stories from classic fiction, including spine-chilling ghost stories, gripping detective fiction and cosmic horror. These hardback anthologies with foil-embossed cover designs make wonderful gifts for any classic lover.

Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his prolific achievement as one of America's most gifted (and best-paid) writers of stories and novellas. In The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald, Matthew J. Bruccoli, the country's premier Fitzgerald scholar and biographer, assembles a sparkling collection that encompasses the full scope of Fitzgerald's short fiction. The forty-three masterpieces range from early stories that capture the fashion of the times to later ones written after the author's fabled crack-up, which are sober reflections on his own youthful excesses. Included are classic novellas, such as "The Rich Boy," "May Day," and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," as well as a remarkable body of work he wrote for the Saturday Evening Post and its sister "slicks." These stories can be read as an autobiographical journal of a great writer's career, an experience deepened by the illuminating introductory headnotes that Matthew Bruccoli has written for each story, placing it in its literary and biographical context. Together, these forty-three stories compose a vivid picture of a lost era, but their brilliance is timeless. As Malcolm Cowley once wrote, "Fitzgerald remains an exemplar and archetype, but not of the 1920s alone; in the end he represents the human spirit in one of its permanent forms." This essential collection is ample testament to that statement, and a monument to the genius of one of the great voices in the history of American literature.

A collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

Flappers and Philosophers is a collection of short stories by America author F. Scott Fitzgerald, most famous for his novel The Great Gatsby. The collection was his first such publication and includes the stories "The Offshore Pirate", "The Ice Palace", "Head and Shoulders", "The Cut-Glass Bowl", "Bernice Bobs Her Hair", "Benediction", "Dalyrimple Goes Wrong" and "The Four Fists."

Three novels and nine short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald.