The F. Scott Fitzgerald's 6 Books Collection Box Set - Fiction - Paperback Classic Editions
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Titles In The Set: 1. The Great Gatsby 2. Flappers and Philosophers 3. The Beautiful and Damned 4. Tender is the Night 5. This Side of Paradise 6. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Tales of the Jazz Age Description: The Great Gatsby In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars: Set in the Roaring Twenties, F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece is about the American Dream - and all - the contradictions that come with it. The Great Gatsby is the story of the young millionaire Jay Gatsby and his love for the gorgeous former debutante Daisy Buchanan. Theirs is a world full of glitz and decadence, through which Fitzgerald explores themes of hedonism and individualism, idealism and morality. At once an optimistic ode to the American spirit and a biting indictment of the snares of the American Dream, The Great Gatsby captures succinctly the essence of the Jazz Age. Flappers and Philosophers A collection of previously published eight short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald found a home together under one title, Flappers and Philosopher, in 1920. It is a showcase of Fitzgerald's craft in capturing the myriad essences of youth. It takes us through the different aspects of the American lifestyle like the North-South divide and the theme of social mobility. Through these stories, he portrays a wide range of subject matter and characters. What makes these stories more interesting are their ironic twists at the end. The book is even more interesting as it is believed that the author drew heavily from his own life to bring the stories alive. The Beautiful and Damned The Beautiful and Damned is the story of Harvard-educated, aspiring aesthete Anthony Patch and his beautiful wife, • Gloria Gilbert, a narcissistic dancer. E. Scott Fitzgerald captures the essence of the nouveau riche, decadent indulgence of the couple as they recklessly indulge in alcohol and avarice, living beyond their means blowing away their money in the New York nightlife and the parties they throw. As Antony awaits his grandfather's inheritance, neither of them work, but dig into whatever money Antony has inherited from his mother. renting out a country house and an expensive apartment in New York. As the money diminishes and the grandfather cuts them off from his inheritance, as he unexpectedly drops in one of their wild parties, life takes a turn and everything takes a downhill plunge. Will they manage to get the inheritance? Will their love survive the hardships? Tender is the Night Dick Diver, a brilliant young psychiatrist marries his patient Nicole, a bewitching, wealthy and dangerously unstable patient, who borders between sanity and madness.. The couple lead a life of luxury, entertaining friends at a villa on the Riviera. Rosemary Hoyt - on vacation at the Riviera - meets and befriends the couple, getting into. a complicated relationship with them, as she develops a strong infatuation for Dick that later...
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