Frank Carlson Library

Selected Short Stories is a collection of some of F. Scott Fitzgerald's most memorable and thought-provoking works. Published in 1931, the collection includes several of his best-known stories, such as "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz," "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." These stories explore themes of social class, love, loss, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing world. Fitzgerald's writing style is characterized...

A product of Fitzgerald's undergraduate days at Princeton, this short story featured in Tales of the Jazz Age was published in Smart Set in 1921.

In this sketch, that features a young mountain girl, her family, and the feuding family across the street, Fitzgerald closes out his collection of Tales of the Jazz Age with this light and entertaining piece.

Here are five short stories from one of the greatest American writers of the twentieth century: "Head and Shoulders," "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," "Dalyrimple Goes Wrong," "he Curious Case of Benjamin Button," and "The Diamond as Big as the Ritz."

This has the distinction of being the only magazine piece ever written in a New York hotel. The business was done in a bedroom in the Knickerbocker, and shortly afterward that memorable hostelry closed its doors forever. When a fitting period of mourning had elapsed it was published in the Smart Set. This short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published in his Tales of the Jazz Age collection.

Der Ich-Erzähler der Geschichte ist Nick Carraway, ein junger Mann, der sich 1922 in New York als Wertpapierhändler versucht und ein altes und bescheidenes Haus in West Egg auf Long Island an der Ostküste der USA bezieht. In dem palastartigen Nachbarhaus lebt Jay Gatsby, die Schlüsselfigur des Romans. Gatsby ist ein junger Millionär und undurchsichtiger Geschäftsmann, dessen geheimnisumwitterte Herkunft, seine unklare Ausbildung (Oxford?) und...

No writer portrayed America's Jazz Age as vividly as F. Scott Fitzgerald. In his effervescent tales of ingenues on the prowl for husbands, Ivy League heirs en route to futures of idle entitlement, and endless alcohol-fueled dance parties at ritzy country clubs, he limned a culture giddy with excess and as reckless as it was refined. Gifted with remarkable powers of observation and a witty way with words, Fitzgerald wrote stories that seem as fresh...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, originally published in Colliers Magazine on May 27th, 1922. The story follows Benjamin's life from his birth in 1860. However he is no ordinary child, as he has the appearance of a 70 year old man, already capable of speech. His family soon realizes that Benjamin is aging in reverse, becoming younger as the years go by. The fascinating story looks at his triumphs and struggles...

Utilizing the May Day Riots of 1919 as historical backdrop, and the themes of lost youth and wealth as well as two distinct yet interrelated plots, this story contrasts the lower class fighting for their causes, while a group of privileged Yale alumni, meet for a dance.

This volume assembles 46 classic works by F. Scott Fitzgerald, ranging from short stories to novels to poetry and essays. Included are: THE JELLY-BEAN THE CAMEL'S BACK MAY DAY PORCELAIN AND PINK THE DIAMOND AS BIG AS THE RITZ THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON TARQUIN OF CHEAPSIDE "O RUSSET WITCH!" THE LEES OF HAPPINESS MR. ICKY JEMINA, THE MOUNTAIN GIRL THE OFFSHORE PIRATE THE ICE PALACE HEAD AND SHOULDERS THE CUT-GLASS BOWL BERNICE...