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Meade presents a portrait of four extraordinary writers --- Dorothy Parker, Zelda Fitzgerald, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and Edna Ferber --- whose loves, lives, and literary endeavors embodied the spirit of the 1920s.

FLAPPERS AND PHILOSOPHERS was F. Scott Fitzgerald's initial encore --- his first collection of short fiction, published in 1920 to capitalize on the success of THIS SIDE OF PARADISE, the novel that had made him famous at the age of 23. Some of his best early stories are included here: 'The Offshore Pirate', 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair', 'The Ice Palace' and 'Benediction'.

Today, F. Scott Fitzgerald is known for his novels, but in his lifetime, his fame stemmed from his prolific achievement as one of America's most gifted story writers."The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," a witty and fantastical satire about aging, is one of his most memorable stories.The other stories included in this collection are "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," "Tarquin of Cheapside," and "O Russet Witch!" 

It is the French Riviera in the 1920s. Nicole and Dick Diver are a wealthy, elegant, magnetic couple. As dark truths emerge, Fitzgerald shows both the disintegration of a marriage and the failure of idealism.

"Bernice Bobs Her Hair," holds an important place among Fitzgerald's short stories as an early examination of theme of competition for social success: especially among young women.

A collection of Fitzgerald's short stories that includes "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "The Lost Decade," "Three Hours between Planes," "The Bridal Party," and "Babylon Revisited."

United by a desire to overcome their personal misfortunes, seven very different women formed an indelible bond and vowed to right wrongs wherever they found them. After years known as the Vigilantes, they are ready for a chance at a normal life. But normal is a relative term, and when longtime ally President Martine Connor creates a super-secret agency, it seems that the Vigilantes have no choice but to join.  It might be the end of an era, but it's the beginning of a whole new adventure.

This deceptively simple work, Fitzgerald's best known, was hailed by critics as capturing the spirit of the generation. In Jay Gatsby, Fitzgerald embodies some of America's strongest obsessions: wealth, power, greed, and the promise of new beginnings.

This deceptively simple work, Fitzgerald's best known, was hailed by critics as capturing the spirit of the generation. In Jay Gatsby, Fitzgerald embodies some of America's strongest obsessions: wealth, power, greed, and the promise of new beginnings.

This deceptively simple work, Fitzgerald's best known, was hailed by critics as capturing the spirit of the generation. In Jay Gatsby, Fitzgerald embodies some of America's strongest obsessions: wealth, power, greed, and the promise of new beginnings.