Flappers and Philosophers

Fitzgerald's first collection of short stories in the authoritative Cambridge Edition, now available as a paperback.

F. Scott Fitzgerald (Author), James L. W. West, III (Edited by)

9780521170437, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 19 April 2012

430 pages, 5 b/w illus.
21.6 x 13.9 x 2.2 cm, 0.55 kg

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 twenty-three. Some of his best early stories are included here: 'The Offshore Pirate', 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair', 'The Ice Palace' and 'Benediction'. In these narratives Fitzgerald presented his prototypical Jazz-Age heroines, beautiful and wilful young women who later became trademarks of his fiction. Part of the authoritative Cambridge Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald, this volume now appears in paperback for the first time. It offers detailed explanatory notes, a record of variants and appendices tracing the composition and publication history of the stories.

Acknowledgements
Illustrations
Introduction
1. Background
2. Stories and title
3. Additional writings
4. Editorial principles
5. Rationale for inclusiveness
Part I. Flappers and Philosophers: 'The Offshore Pirate'
'The Ice Palace'
'Head and Shoulders'
'The Cut-Glass Bowl'
'Bernice Bobs Her Hair'
'Benediction'
'Dalyrimple Goes Wrong'
'The Four Fists'
Part II. Additional Stories, September 1919–April 1922: 'Babes in the Woods'
'The Debutante'
'Myra Meets His Family'
'The Amilers'
'The Popular Girl'
'Two for a Cent'
Record of variants
Explanatory notes
Illustrations
Appendix 1. Genesis of 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair'
Appendix 2. Composition of 'The Ice Palace' July 1920
Appendix 3. Original ending for 'The Offshore Pirate'
Appendix 4. Composition, publication, and earnings.

Subject Areas: Literary reference works [DSR], Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers [DSK], Literary studies: general [DSB]