Beautiful and Damned and Other Stories

<b>Feel the swing and sway of the Jazz Age in this collection of stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald.</b> <p/>F. Scott Fitzgerald's <i>The Beautiful and Damned </i>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.<br>