The Beautiful and Damned and over 360,000 other books are available for Amazon Kindle – Amazon’s new wireless reading device. Learn more

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
More Buying Choices
36 used & new from $0.99
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
The Beautiful and Damned (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
 
 
Share your own customer images
Search inside this book
Start reading The Beautiful and Damned on your Kindle in under a minute.

Don’t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.
 
  

The Beautiful and Damned (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) (Paperback)

~ (Author), Kermit Vanderbilt (Contributor) "IN 1913, when Anthony Patch was twenty-five, two years were already gone since irony, the Holy Ghost of this later day, had, theoretically at least,..." (more)
Key Phrases: second young man, gray house, ancient soul, New York, Richard Caramel, Adam Patch (more...)
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
List Price: $10.00
Price: $8.50 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details
You Save: $1.50 (15%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Only 3 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want it delivered Monday, November 30? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
Ordering for Christmas? To ensure delivery by December 24, choose Standard Shipping at checkout. Read more about holiday shipping.

12 new from $5.60 24 used from $0.99

Formats

Amazon Price New from Used from
  Kindle Edition, February 1, 2006 $0.00 -- --
  School & Library Binding, September 30, 1999 $14.50 $14.50 --
  Paperback, February 5, 2007 $5.95 $3.06 $2.48
  Paperback, April 1, 1998 $8.50 $5.60 $0.99
  Mass Market Paperback, June 30, 2002 $6.99 $3.82 $2.89
  Preloaded Digital Audio Player, March 31, 2008 $74.99 $74.99 --
  Unknown Binding, March 31, 2008 $34.99 $34.99 --
  Audio, Download Offsite Link $17.30 or less with new Audible membership

Frequently Bought Together

The Beautiful and Damned (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) + Tender Is the Night + This Side of Paradise (Vintage Classics)
Price For All Three: $27.70

Show availability and shipping details

  • This item: The Beautiful and Damned (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • Tender Is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

  • This Side of Paradise (Vintage Classics) by Patrick O'Donnell

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

This Side of Paradise (Vintage Classics)

This Side of Paradise (Vintage Classics)

by Patrick O'Donnell
4.1 out of 5 stars (104)  $9.00
Tender Is the Night

Tender Is the Night

by F. Scott Fitzgerald
4.0 out of 5 stars (147)  $10.20
The Love of the Last Tycoon

The Love of the Last Tycoon

by F. Scott Fitzgerald
3.9 out of 5 stars (18)  $10.08
The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald: A New Collection

The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald: A New Collection

by F. Scott Fitzgerald
4.1 out of 5 stars (13)  $15.83
Tales of the Jazz Age

Tales of the Jazz Age

by F. Scott Fitzgerald
4.7 out of 5 stars (7)  $11.99
› Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

Much of Scott's work is going public domain, and reprints are coming fast and furious. Besides "Diamond," this contains other gems, e.g., "The Ice Palace" and "Bernice Bobs Her Hair." Penguin has also released an $8.95 edition of The Beautiful and the Damned (ISBN 0-14-118087-0).
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.


Review

?Full of precisely observed life.? ?Arthur Mizener -- Review --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details

  • Paperback: 400 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics (April 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0141180870
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141180878
  • Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (58 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,209,714 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

More About the Author

F. Scott Fitzgerald
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.

› Visit Amazon's F. Scott Fitzgerald Page
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:
Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
IN 1913, when Anthony Patch was twenty-five, two years were already gone since irony, the Holy Ghost of this later day, had, theoretically at least, descended upon him. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
second young man, gray house, ancient soul
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Richard Caramel, Adam Patch, Anthony Patch, Maury Noble, Fifth Avenue, Joseph Bloeckman, Kansas City, Captain Dunning, The Demon Lover, Gloria Gilbert, Edward Shuttleworth, Films Par Excellence, Joe Hull, Miss Kane, Muriel Kane, Captain Collins, Constance Merriam, Hot Springs, Parker Allison, Sixth Avenue, Captain Wolf, Fifty-second Street, Madison Avenue, Rachael Barnes
New!
Concordance | Text Stats
Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Search Inside This Book:
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 39 books:
See all 39 books this book cites
 
100 books cite this book:
See all 100 books citing this book

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?

The Beautiful and Damned (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
76% buy the item featured on this page:
The Beautiful and Damned (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) 4.1 out of 5 stars (58)
$8.50
Tender Is the Night
8% buy
Tender Is the Night 4.0 out of 5 stars (147)
$10.20
The Beautiful and Damned (Oxford World's Classics)
7% buy
The Beautiful and Damned (Oxford World's Classics)
$9.95
This Side of Paradise (Vintage Classics)
5% buy
This Side of Paradise (Vintage Classics) 4.1 out of 5 stars (104)
$9.00
Explore similar items

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product).
 
(27)
(17)
(13)
(6)
(6)
(5)
(3)
(2)
(3)
(4)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

58 Reviews
5 star:
 (20)
4 star:
 (24)
3 star:
 (12)
2 star:
 (2)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.1 out of 5 stars (58 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
50 of 54 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars VERY TOUCHING, VERY WELL DONE, April 10, 2004
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: The Beautiful and Damned (Paperback)
"It is seven thirty on an August evening. The windows in the living room of the gray house are wide open patiently exchanging the tainted inner atmosphere of liquor and smoke for the fresh drowsiness of the late hot dusk. There are dying flower scents upon the air, so thin, so fragile, as to hint already of a summer laid away in time."

This is the story of a young couple Anthony and Gloria Patch living out their days to the hilt in New York City as they await the death of Anthony's grandfather, Adam Patch from whom they expect to inherit his massive fortune.

Gloria is a spoilt child from Kansas City turned into a sophisticated and most beautiful woman. Gloria does not intend to lift a finger to do any domestic work in the home, no matter how slight; while Anthony who considers himself an aesthete, finds it quite hard to get his act together and instead of buckling down to some work, prefers instead to hang with his wife and their friends on nightly binges. They drink and eat in the classiest restaurants and hotels, rent the most expensive apartments, travel out to the West in the spring time driving plush cars, wearing top-of-the-line clothing and just generally living it up high on the hog, as they wait.

Meet Maury Noble who is Anthony best friend who spends his time between New York and Philadelphia; Richard Caramel who has just completed writing a book and looking for new ideas for a second one. Joseph Bloeckman from Munich who started out small in America and is now a big shot in Show Biz. Also the quiet Jewess Rachael Barnes and Muriel Kane who is young, flirtatious and sometimes a bit too talkative and Tana the Japanese housekeeper of the Patches.

We are shown the Patches at their very best as the novel starts, with the world at their feet and loaded with cash with which they make very expensive choices. But, as we get further in, we see things begin to change gradually and we realize that those very choices will be their very downfall. It was quite a good read but it could be very heartbreaking at times as we put ourselves into the shoes of the main characters. All lovers of F. Scott Fitzgerald should read this book if you haven't done so already, and those of you who like reading about the ultra rich in the Roaring Twenties this one is for you. It is the kind of book that you feel you will want to read again. It is that good and I shall miss it.
Reviewed by Heather Marshall Negahdar (SUGAR-CANE 10/04/04)

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
48 of 53 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Moral depravity personified, February 22, 2003
By Chris Salzer (Gainesville, GA United States) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   
This review is from: The Beautiful and Damned (Paperback)
The genius of F.Scott Fitzgerald shines brilliantly in this vastly underappreciated classic novel of moral depravity. The pervasive themes of Fitzgerald include moral corruption, profligate behavior, agnosticism, selfishness, narcissism, egocentrism, and of course, a sick obsession with money and alcohol. These themes permeate all too well throughout the beautifully written The Beautiful and Damned(pardon the pun).

Released in 1922, 2 years subsequent to the seminal This Side of Paradise and 3 years prior to the magnum opus The Great Gatsby, incomprehensibly, The Beautiful and Damned was not well received critically nor financially. As a result, history has erroneously filed it under the dubious sophomore jinx category. Strange it may seem, I vehemently disagree. As you read this book, you witness first-hand the maturation of an amazing writer. No American writer of the 20th Century can compare to the profound power and unwavering genius that is F.Scott Fitzgerald. If you enjoyed The Great Gatsby, you will no doubt enjoy this work - an equally beautifully writen and tragic tale of aspiring morally depraved young Americans in pursuit of The American Dream.

"Remarkable that a person can comprehend so little and yet live in such a complex civilization."

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars When life takes a turn, October 12, 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: The Beautiful and Damned (Signet Classics) (Paperback)
Fittingly, this was the last of Fitzgerald's novels that I read. And I apparently saved the best for last. In this enrapturing portrayl of young lovers who are attracted by their differences in the beggining yet destroyed by their similarities in the end (the need of wealth). I find this perhaps one of Fitzgerald's finest literary achievements. He has it all working for him in this novel, his character development is excellent, I feel as though I could recognize Anthony or Gloria on the street if they were to saunter my way. Fitzgerald truly breaks his own mold on this terrific literary achievement. He not only tells a wonderful story of two young lovers but he also parallels it with a very strong supporting cast of characters to Anthony and Gloria. Much can be understood of the lead characters by reading into the supporting characters, focus on Anthhony's grandfather for example. The rosy picture which is so commonly printed by the media of the rich has never been so wonderfully redone with vibrant color as Fitzgerald waves his "paint brush" through all the old misconceptions of the rich and into something truly brilliant: Real life. Fitzgerald was indeed touched with brilliance, and never has it ever been more evident than in his wonderful novel :The Beautiful and Damned." An absolute must read.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars the title says it all
The Beautiful and Damned is Fitzgerald's second novel and the title says it all.Anthony Patch and Gloria Gilbert are two self asorbed people who desire romantic love and they... Read more
Published 14 days ago by woodrow locksley

3.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of his novels.
Some readers discover Fitzgerald by accident, by reputation or, perhaps in school. My exposure came via the first possibility through a worn paperback copy of 'The Crack Up' soon... Read more
Published 18 days ago by Desert dweller

2.0 out of 5 stars read it only on a rainy day and if there's nothing else
the great gatsby is a better novel. fitzgerald's writing is elegant, but manages to be accessible, but i just couldn't get into the characters. Read more
Published 2 months ago by a_poet_grows_in_brooklyn

4.0 out of 5 stars Hard read
Store line is good but F. Scott is hard to read due to his run on sentences.
Published 3 months ago by Frances J. Dickerman

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding
Semi-autobiographical story that captures the essence of the Jazz Age in all of its decadence and flamboyance. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ghostwriter

4.0 out of 5 stars As good or even better than Gatsby
Set at the dawn of the Jazz Age in a blooming New York that is at the same time the picture of decadence and searing poverty, this story centers on the generation of aimless... Read more
Published 10 months ago by K. A. Kegley

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
I have never read a book quite like this. It was written in 1922 supposedly, yet feels unbelievably modern. It's funny and sardonic and heartbreaking and very very real. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Adira Rotstein

5.0 out of 5 stars The Beautiful and the Damned is a tale of two hedonists who waste their privileged lives
F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Beautiful and the Damned" was published in 1922 by Charles Scribner. It is written in a naturalistic style by the 26 year old author who had risen to... Read more
Published 10 months ago by C. M Mills

4.0 out of 5 stars Needed some more work by Maxwell Perkins, but contains many moments of brilliance
I've probably read The Beautiful and Damned ten or more times--it is a very compelling story, although it also contains many annoying flaws. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Kathleen E. Dusenbery

4.0 out of 5 stars Shows Flashes of Brilliance
Fitzgerald wrote this novel immediately before he wrote The Great Gatsby, to my mind to best American novel of the twentieth century. Read more
Published 13 months ago by CJA

Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   
Related forums

Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)

Look for Similar Items by Category

Look for Similar Items by Subject

Search Books by subject:


















i.e., each book must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...
 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.