The Short Stories of F. Scott Fitzgerald
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, whose works are the paradigm writings of the Jazz Age, a term he coined himself. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the "Lost...
. It was edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli and published by Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons
Charles Scribner's Sons, or simply Scribner, is an American publisher based in New York City, known for publishing a number of American authors including Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Kurt Vonnegut, Stephen King, Robert A. Heinlein, Thomas Wolfe, George Santayana, John Clellon...
in 1989. It begins with a foreword by Charles Scribner II
Charles Scribner II
Charles Scribner II was the president of Charles Scribner's Sons and a trustee at Skidmore College.-Biography:...
and a preface written by Bruccoli, after which the stories follow in chronological order of publication.
List of stories included
- Head and ShouldersHead and Shoulders (story)"Head and Shoulders" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald written and published in 1920. It was first published in The Saturday Evening Post, with the help of Fitzgerald's agent, Harold Ober. It later appeared in his short story collection Flappers and Philosophers...
(Feb. 1920) - Bernice Bobs Her HairBernice Bobs Her HairBernice Bobs Her Hair is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, written in 1920 and first published in the Saturday Evening Post in May of that year. It appeared shortly thereafter in the collection Flappers and Philosophers.- Background :...
(May 1920) - The Ice PalaceThe Ice PalaceThe Ice Palace is a modernist short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published in The Saturday Evening Post, 22 May 1920. It is one of eight short stories originally published in Fitzgerald's first collection, Flappers and Philosophers , and is also included in the collection Babylon...
(May 1920) - The Offshore PirateThe Offshore Pirate"The Offshore Pirate" is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald in 1920. It is one of eight short stories originally published in Fitzgerald's first collection, Flappers and Philosophers....
(May 1920) - May DayMay Day (short story)"May Day" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald published in Smart Set in 1920.-Plot:The story uses the May Day Riots of 1919 as historical backdrop...
(July 1920) - The Jelly-Bean (Oct. 1920)
- The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (May 1922)
- The Diamond as Big as the RitzThe Diamond as Big as the RitzThe Diamond as Big as the Ritz is a novella by novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was first published in the June 1922 issue of The Smart Set magazine, and was included in Fitzgerald's 1922 short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age...
(June 1922) - Winter DreamsWinter Dreams"Winter Dreams" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald that first appeared in Metropolitan Magazine in December 1922, and was collected in All the Sad Young Men in 1926. It is considered one of Fitzgerald's finest stories and is frequently anthologized...
(Dec. 1922) - Dice, Brassknuckles, & Guitar (May 1923)
- Absolution (June 1924)
- Rags Martin-Jones and the Pr-nce of W-les (July 1924)
- The Sensible Thing (July 1924)
- Love in the Night (Mar. 1925)
- The Rich BoyThe Rich BoyThe Rich Boy is a short story by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was included in his 1926 collection All the Sad Young Men.-Original publication:"The Rich Boy" originally appeared in two parts, in the January and February 1926 issues of Redbook....
(Feb 1926) - Jacob's Ladder (Aug. 1927)
- A Short Trip Home (Dec. 1927)
- The Bowl (Jan. 1928)
- The Captured Shadow (Dec 1928)
- Basil and Cleopatra (Apr. 1929)
- The Last of the Belles (Mar. 1929)
- Majesty (July 1929)
- At Your Age (Aug. 1929)
- The Swimmers (Oct. 1929)
- Two Wrongs (Jan. 1930)
- First BloodFirst Blood (story)First Blood is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald published in April 1930 in the Saturday Evening Post. It was later collected in the collection Taps at Reveille.-Plot:...
(Apr. 1930) - Emotional Bankruptcy (Aug. 1931)
- The Bridal PartyThe Bridal PartyThe Bridal Party is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald featured in the Saturday Evening Post on August 9, 1930. Based on Ludlow Fowler’s brother’s, Powell Fowler, May 1930 Paris wedding, it is Fitzgerald’s first story dealing with the stock market crash, and celebrates the end of the...
(Aug. 1930) - One Trip AbroadOne trip abroad"One Trip Abroad" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story first appeared in the Saturday Evening Post on October 11, 1930. Some of the story's content was later re-used by Fitzgerald in his novel Tender Is the Night ....
(Oct. 1930) - The Hotel Child (Jan. 1931)
- Babylon RevisitedBabylon Revisited"Babylon Revisited" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, written in 1930 and first published on February 21, 1931 in the Saturday Evening Post. It was later adapted into a movie called The Last Time I Saw Paris.-Summary:...
(Feb. 1931) - A New Leaf (short story) (July 1931)
- A Freeze-Out (Dec. 1931)
- Six of One- (Feb. 1932)
- What a Handsome Pair! (Aug. 1932)
- Crazy SundayCrazy SundayCrazy Sunday is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald originally published in American Mercury on October 1932.-Plot:The story centers on a young screenwriter, Joel Coles, as he comes to terms with his personal and professional failures. Coles is already 28 and has not yet distinguished himself....
(Oct. 1932) - More Than Just a House (June 1933)
- Afternoon of an Author (Aug. 1936)
- Financing Finnegan (Jan. 1938)
- The Lost Decade (Dec. 1939)
- "Boil Some Water- Lots of It" (March 1940)
- Last Kiss (Apr. 1949)
- Dearly Beloved (1969)