Feel the swing and sway of the Jazz Age in this collection of stories
by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Beautiful and Damned explores the world of
America's upper class during World War I and the beginning of the Jazz
Age. Loosely based on Fitzgerald's relationship with his wife, Zelda,
the novel centers around Anthony Patch, a young East Coast socialite who
is heir to his grandfather's fortune and lacks motivation to pursue a
meaningful career. In his attempt to find his place in society while
waiting for his inheritance, Anthony loses himself to alcoholism;
neglects his wife, Gloria; and struggles with the realities of everyday
life. This volume also includes seven short stories by Fitzgerald
published in the early 1920s, including "The Curious Case of Benjamin
Button."