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The Last of the Belles and Other Stories Author: Scott F. Fitzgerald

ISBN: 9781847494054 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 288 Published: 1 April 2015 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 19.9 x 12.9 x 2.0 Description: 'He was better than he knew, for in fact and in the literary sense he invented a generation.' The New York Times

Inspired by Fitzgerald's own courtship of his future wife Zelda, 'The Last of the Belles' centres on the Southern beauty Ailie Calhoun from Tarleton, Georgia, who finds herself the object of attention of all the officers at a nearby army base, including the narrator, Andy. A wistful and melancholy exploration of unfulfilled dreams and lost youth, the story is considered one of Fitzgerald's finest pieces of short fiction. This volume also includes other acclaimed stories - such as 'Jacob's Ladder', 'The Swimmers' and 'The Bridal Party' - written by Fitzgerald between 1927 and 1931, during the prolonged period in which he was struggling to compose Tender Is the Night.

About the Author

Considered one of the finest American writers of the twentieth century, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896- 1940) was the author of various novels and short stories chronicling life in the US during the Roaring Twenties.

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