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The book that launched F. Scott Fitzgerald to stardom This Side of Paradise was first published in 1920 and was considered daring and intellectual in its day. Its enormous popularity helped to launch young Fitzgerald's career as a major writer. Amory Blaine has been brought-up by a wealthy, idiosyncratic, and alcoholic mother. Snobbish because he knows no better, he is uncomfortable with others and must learn the proper social etiquette and va...

Published in 1934, Tender Is the Night was one of the most talked-about books of the year. "It's amazing how excellent much of it is, " Ernest Hemingway said to Maxwell Perkins. "I will say now, " John O'Hara wrote to Fitzgerald, "Tender Is the Night is in the early stages of being my favorite book, even more than This Side of Paradise." And Archibald MacLeish exclaimed: "Great God, Scott.... You are a fine writer. Believe it--not me."Set on t...

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Undisputed king of Jazz Age writing, F. Scott Fitzgerald perfectly encapsulated all the glamour and despair of 1920s society. These three short stories are supreme examples of his craft. With wealth and privileges beyond measure, 'rich boy' Anson Hunter had every reason to expect life to be a breeze. Yet one by one his dreams fade away, leaving him with nothing. Slowly, painfully, he realises that beneath the sparkle and fizz of his glittering...

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Set in the heady Jazz Age of New York, The Beautiful and Damned chronicles the relationship between Anthony Patch, a Harvard-educated aspiring aesthete, and his beautiful trophy wife, Gloria, as they wait to inherit his grandfather's fortune. Anticipating easy millions, they embrace the glittering, hedonistic lifestyle of the pretentious nouveaux riches but find that they are living a dream that is all too fleeting. A devastating satire of rec...

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FICTION / Classics

Scott Fitzgerald's first novel, written when the author was twenty-four, appeared in 1920 and immediately established him as a leading literary figure in the brilliant and dangerous world of 1920s America.

Pearson English Readers bring language learning to life through the joy of reading. Well-written stories entertain us, make us think, and keep our interest page after page. Pearson English Readers offer teenage and adult learners a huge range of titles, all featuring carefully graded language to make them accessible to learners of all abilities. Through the imagination of some of the world's greatest authors, the English language comes to life...

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It tells the story of Anthony Patch, his relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and his alcoholism. The novel provides an excellent portrait of the Eastern elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what would soon be known as the Café Society

F. Scott Fitzgerald great American novel centers on Amory Blaine, a young Midwesterner who, convinced that he has an exceptionally promising future, attends boarding school and later Princeton University. At Princeton he falls in love with Isabelle Borgé, and despite his efforts to court her, is rejected. Following their break-up, Amory is shipped overseas, to serve in the army in World War I. After the war, Amory Blaine falls in love with a N...

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This updated edition is ideal to support students when studying and revising for the new A level English Literature exams.

F. Scott Fitzgerald - forfatteren til Den store Gatsby - er en af mellemkrigstidens markante romanforfattere, men også en af det 20. århundredes store amerikanske novellister, der bedre end nogen andre fanger jazztidens hidsige puls med de pludselige omslag og dramaet under overfladen. Denne bog præsenterer 11 af hans bedste noveller - udvalgt, oversat og med forord af Hans Hertel. Det er fortællinger fra de brølende 20'ere med hektisk livsu...

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Sein Vater sei der reichste Mann der Welt, behauptet Percy Washington, er besitze einen Diamanten so groß wie das Hotel Ritz. Was sein Schulfreund John Unger für maßlose Übertreibung hält, erweist sich bei einem Besuch in Montana als wahr. Ein Berg aus Diamant - das darf natürlich niemand erfahren. Und plötzlich merkt Unger, in welcher Gefahr er schwebt. Bei F. Scott Fitzgerald nimmt die exaltierte Welt der Reichen und Schönen bizarre Formen a...