The Beautiful and Damned - Softcover

Fitzgerald, F. Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1479374121 ISBN 13: 9781479374120

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

First published in 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Beautiful and the Damned is considered one of his most accomplished works. As Anthony Patch presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune and his beautiful wife Gloria await for the inheritance their marriage is put under the pressure of alcohol and greed. With lifestyles of the rich, complex characters and New York's nightlife this story comes alive. When there is nothing in this world for you to do, where are you going to spend your time?

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Review:

Though Fitzgerald can entrance with stories so joyfully youthful they appear to be safe when he cuts himself you will bleed --As Hortense Calisher observes in her Introduction

Book Description:

This edition includes a detailed account of the composition of the novel, a textual apparatus, a chronology of composition, and, uniquely, three versions of the ending. Explanatory notes situate The Beautiful and Damned in its times and deepen the reader's understanding of Fitzgerald's sources for the novel.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1479374121
• ISBN 13: 9781479374120
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272