F. Scott Fitzgerald: Flappers and Philosophers

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. Flappers and Philosophers contains some of Fitzgerald’s best early stories: ‘The Offshore Pirate’, ‘Bernice Bobs Her Hair’, ‘The Ice Palace’, and ‘Benediction’. In these narratives Fitzgerald presented his prototypical Jazz-Age heroines, beautiful and willful young women who later became trademarks of his fiction.

• Texts established from surviving manuscripts and early serial versions • Facsimiles of working drafts and tearsheets • Full explanatory notes, identifying references to movie and sports stars, political figures, and Broadway shows of the time

Contents

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.