Fitzgerald's second collection of short stories, Tales of the Jazz Age (1922), includes at least two masterpieces--"May Day" and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz". This edition reproduces Tales of the Jazz Age in full, along with several uncollected stories from the early 1920s, including "Dice, Brassknuckles and Guitar", which closely anticipates the themes and characters of The Great Gatsby. James L.W. West III traces the textual history of the stories, and provides detailed historical notes and references.
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Fitzgerald's 1922 collection isn't his strongest work, but it does contain gems like "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz." This edition also sports several additional stories not included in the original, such as "Diamond Dick, "The Third Casket," and "The Unspeakable Egg," plus a scholarly introduction and other goodies by editor West. Nice if you can afford it.
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"Tales of the Jazz Age is a superb edition of classic literature that would grace any academic or library collection--and is 'must' reading for F. Scott Fitzgerald enthusiasts and fans." The Midwest Book Review
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F. Scott Fitzgerald was one of the major American writers of the twentieth century -- a figure whose life and works embodied powerful myths about our national dreams and aspirations. Fitzgerald was talented and perceptive, gifted with a lyrical style and a pitch-perfect ear for language. He lived his life as a romantic, equally capable of great dedication to his craft and reckless squandering of his artistic capital. He left us one sure masterpiece, The Great Gatsby; a near-masterpiece, Tender Is the Night; and a gathering of stories and essays that together capture the essence of the American experience. His writings are insightful and stylistically brilliant; today he is admired both as a social chronicler and a remarkably gifted artist.
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Satirizing the selfishness of the wealthy,
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This review is from: Tales of the Jazz Age (Pine Street Books) (Paperback)
Tales Of The Jazz Age is an anthology of classic short stories by the renowned 20th Century American author F. Scott Fitzgerald, who is best known for his enduring classic "The Great Gatsby". Satirizing the selfishness of the wealthy, depicting revelry that escalates into a destructive mob, while offering a sharp look at the flaws of society, and enhanced with introductions to each story by the author, Tales Of The Jazz Age is highly recommended, and this Pine Street Books edition would make a perfect choice for school and community libraries needing to replace worn copies of previous editions.
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"Must" reading for F. Scott Fitzgerald enthusiasts,
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This review is from: Tales of the Jazz Age (The Cambridge Edition of the Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald) (Hardcover)
Tales of the Jazz Age is an anthology of nineteen short stories by renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald, including "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz", "Dice, Brassknuckles and Guitar", and "Love in the Night". Enhanced with an extensive record of variants, explanatory notes, as well as an extensive introduction concerning the selection and editorial principles of the anthology, Tales of the Jazz Age is a superb edition of classic literature that would grace any academic or library collection -- and is "must" reading for F. Scott Fitzgerald enthusiasts and fans.
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This is a Southern story, with the scene laid in the small city of Tarleton, Georgia. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flowing boots, yes mamm, good old corn, unspeakable egg, beautiful ser, circus ball, serial text, man ser, red swing, wholesale hardware, substantive variants, dinner coat, nice crowd, diamond mountain, prominent teeth Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Jackson, New York, Aunt Cal, Moonlight Quill, Doctor Gallup, Braddock Washington, Diamond Dick, Charles Stuart, Cyrus Girard, Roger Button, Van Buren, Benjamin Button, Jim Powell, Russet Witch, Fifth Avenue, Soft Shoes, Miss Masters, Merlin Grainger, Sixth Avenue, Van Tyne, Charley Abbot, Gordon Sterrett, Nancy Lamar, New Haven, Aunt Josephine New!
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- The Jazz Age by F. Scott Fitzgerald on 20 pages
- May Day by F. Scott Fitzgerald on 11 pages
- The Diamond as Big as the Ritz: 5000 Headwords (Oxford Progressive English Readers) by F. Scott Fitzgerald on 9 pages
- "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz" and Other Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) by F. Scott Fitzgerald on 9 pages
- Diamond As Big As the Ritz & Other Stories (Wordsworth Classics) (Wordsworth Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald on 9 pages
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- Before Gatsby: The First Twenty-Six Stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald on 18 pages
- Conversations with F. Scott Fitzgerald (Literary Conversations) by Matthew J. Bruccoli on 9 pages
- The Romantic Egoists: A Pictorial Autobiography from the Scrapbooks and Albums of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald by Matthew J. Bruccoli on 4 pages
- A Cultural History of the American Novel, 1890-1940: Henry James to William Faulkner by David L. Minter on page 82, page 86, and page 113
- Writing Jazz: Race, Nationalism, and Modern Culture in the 1920s (Studies in American Popular History and Culture) by Nicholas M. Evans on page 89, page 159, and Back Matter
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