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A reconstruction of Fitzgerald's planned volume of personal essays.

The Beautiful and Damned, first published by Scribner's in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel.It tells the story of Anthony Patch (a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune), his relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and 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 Café Society...

The latest volume in this critically acclaimed scholarly edition.

Excerpt from Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: One Hundred and Eleventh Session, 1887Returning warmest thanks for the many favors received from the Governor, the Legislature, State Officers and all other kind patrons.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the...

The Crack-Up tells the story of Fitzgerald's sudden descent at the age of thirty-nine from glamorous success to empty despair, and his determined recovery. Compiled and edited by Edmund Wilson shortly after F. Scott Fitzgerald's death, this revealing collection of his essays-as well as letters to and from Gertrude Stein, Edith Wharton, T.S. Eliot, John Dos Passos-tells of a man with charm and talent to burn, whose gaiety and genius made him a ...

It bears the impress, it seems to me, of genius. It is the only adequate study that we have had of the contemporary American in adolescence and young manhood." -Burton Rascoe of the Chicago Tribune THIS SIDE OF PARADISE is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory...

F. Scott Fitzgerald's modern classic is one of the key novels of the twentieth century.

Excerpt from Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: One Hundred and Thirty-Ninth Session, 1915For December Blst, 1875: for 1815, the letter is C under C, in a. Line with 31. Is Friday, and for January lst, 1876, the letter is A under A, and in a line With 1, is Saturday.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important h...

Excerpt from Lord Kelvin, Professor of Natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow: With an Essay on His Scientific Work, and an Account of the Celebrations on the Occasion of Lord Kelvin's Jubilee as a ProfessorDuring the next year, 1846, the Professorship of Natural Philo sophy at Glasgow fell vacant, and the University authorities showed their wisdom and their appreciation of true genius by appointing William Thomson, at the age of 22, ...

First published 1922, "The Beautiful and Damned" is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, which follows upon many of the same themes of his first novel, "This Side of Paradise." It is the story of Anthony Patch who because of the expectation of inheriting a large fortune from his grandfather is unmotivated to work and floats through various vocations. Anthony seeks escape from his unmotivated life through socializing and an increasing alcoholism...

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A short story about the life a man who ages in reverse, getting younger as the years pass.

Lord Kelvin, Professor of natural Philosophy in the University of Glasgow, 1846-1899 - With an Essay on his scientific Work is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of...

First published in the June 1922 issue of The Smart Set magazine, 'The Diamond as big as The Ritz' is one of F. Scott FitzgeraldÕs masterpieces. Fans of 'The Great Gatsby' will enjoy this satirical short story set during the Jazz Age.

First published in the June 1922 issue of The Smart Set magazine, 'The Diamond as big as The Ritz' is one of F. Scott Fitzgerald's under-rated masterpieces. Fans of 'The Great Gatsby' will enjoy this satirical short story set during the Jazz Age.

Offers restored, re-edited, and uncensored texts of several of Fitzgerald's most famous stories, including 'Babylon Revisited' and 'Crazy Sunday'.

Flappers and Philosophers (1920) was F. Scott Fitzgerald's first collection. Part of the authoritative Cambridge Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald, this volume now appears in paperback for the first time. It offers detailed explanatory notes, a record of variants and appendices tracing the composition and publication history of the stories.

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This story was inspired by a remark of Mark Twain's to the effect that it was a pity that the best part of life came at the beginning and the worst part at the end. By trying the experiment upon only one man in a perfectly normal world Fitzgerald has scarcely given his idea a fair trial. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button was released as a motion picture late in 2008 starring Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett but the screenplay differs greatly fro...

The twenty short stories in A Change of Class were published by F. Scott Fitzgerald between September 1931 and March 1937. Fitzgerald wrote these stories for money, which he badly needed. His wife was being treated at expensive sanitariums and he was heavily in debt to his publisher and literary agent. The stories in A Change of Class are not all among Fitzgerald's best, but they are important in his career. They concern the Great Depression, ...