
The Complete Books of F. Scott Fitzgerald (all his 5 novels + all 4 short story collections published during his lifetime) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Jazz Age and Lost Generation ClassicsBy F. Scott FitzgeraldLength88h 7m
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Gathering F. Scott Fitzgerald's five novels with the four story collections issued in his lifetime, this volume traces the full arc of one of American modernism's most lucid imaginations. From the collegiate restlessness of This Side of Paradise to the glittering fatalism of The Great Gatsby, the wounded expatriate world of Tender Is the Night, and the unfinished Hollywood anatomy of The Last Tycoon, Fitzgerald's prose fuses lyrical elegance with social diagnosis. The stories—from Flappers and Philosophers to Taps at Reveille—extend his inquiry into youth, desire, money, and disillusion. Fitzgerald wrote from within the very culture he anatomized: the postwar boom, the Jazz Age, the cult of glamour, and the moral exhaustion beneath American prosperity. Born in 1896, educated at Princeton, and bound imaginatively to Zelda Sayre and to his own ambitions, he transformed personal longing, financial anxiety, and social observation into art of remarkable precision. This collection is indispensable for readers seeking not merely Fitzgerald's masterpieces but the evolution of his sensibility. It is recommended to anyone interested in American literature, modernist style, and the enduring drama of aspiration confronted by loss.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- The Author Biography highlights personal milestones and literary influences that shape the entire body of writing.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
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Includes Goodreads, StoryGraph, LibraryThing
GenreLiterary Classics
Length88 hrs 7 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateNov 20, 2013
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Books of F. Scott Fitzgerald (all his 5 novels + all 4 short story collections published during his lifetime) (Annotated)
2Introduction
3Author Biography
4Historical Context
5Synopsis (Selection)
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6The Complete Books of F. Scott Fitzgerald (all his 5 novels + all 4 short story collections published during his lifetime) SUBTITLE = This Side of Paradise + The Beautiful and Damned + The Great Gatsby + Tender Is the Night + The Love of the Last Tycoon + Flappers and Philosophers + Tales of the Jazz Age + All the Sad Young Men + Taps at Reveille
7This Side of Paradise. (pt. 1)
8This Side of Paradise. (pt. 2)
9This Side of Paradise. (pt. 3)
10This Side of Paradise. (pt. 4)
11Flappers and Philosophers. (pt. 1)
12Flappers and Philosophers. (pt. 2)
13Flappers and Philosophers. (pt. 3)
14The Beautiful and Damned. (pt. 1)
15The Beautiful and Damned. (pt. 2)
16The Beautiful and Damned. (pt. 3)
17The Beautiful and Damned. (pt. 4)
18The Beautiful and Damned. (pt. 5)
19The Beautiful and Damned. (pt. 6)
20Tales of the Jazz Age. (pt. 1)
21Tales of the Jazz Age. (pt. 2)
22Tales of the Jazz Age. (pt. 3)
23Tales of the Jazz Age. (pt. 4)
24Tales of the Jazz Age. (pt. 5)
25The Great Gatsby. (pt. 1)
26The Great Gatsby. (pt. 2)
27The Great Gatsby. (pt. 3)
28All the Sad Young Men. (pt. 1)
29All the Sad Young Men. (pt. 2)
30All the Sad Young Men. (pt. 3)
31Tender is the Night. (pt. 1)
32Tender is the Night. (pt. 2)
33Tender is the Night. (pt. 3)
34Tender is the Night. (pt. 4)
35Tender is the Night. (pt. 5)
36Tender is the Night. (pt. 6)
37Taps at Reveille. (pt. 1)
38Taps at Reveille. (pt. 2)
39Taps at Reveille. (pt. 3)
40Taps at Reveille. (pt. 4)
41Taps at Reveille. (pt. 5)
42Taps at Reveille. (pt. 6)
43The Love of the Last Tycoon. (pt. 1)
44The Love of the Last Tycoon. (pt. 2)
45The Love of the Last Tycoon. (pt. 3)
46Analysis
47Reflection
48Memorable Quotes