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The Beautiful and the Damned

by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Don Hagen
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel is a cautionary tale of reckless ambition and squandered talent set amid the glitter of Jazz-Age New York. The novel tells the story of Anthony Patch (a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune), the relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and alcoholism. At once a morality tale, a meditation on love, money and decadence, and a social document, the novel provides an excellent portrait of the Eastern elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what will soon be known as Cafe Society. As with his other novels, it is a brilliant character study and an early account of the complexities of marriage and intimacy, believed to be largely based on Fitzgerald's relationship and marriage with Zelda Fitzgerald.
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Publisher: Ascent Audio Edition: Unabridged

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  • ISBN: 9781469093925
  • File size: 421667 KB
  • Release date: September 13, 2010
  • Duration: 14:38:28

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  • ISBN: 9781469093925
  • File size: 421738 KB
  • Release date: September 13, 2010
  • Duration: 14:38:20
  • Number of parts: 17

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Classic Literature Fiction

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English

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Lexile® Measure:1120
Text Difficulty:7-9

F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel is a cautionary tale of reckless ambition and squandered talent set amid the glitter of Jazz-Age New York. The novel tells the story of Anthony Patch (a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune), the relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and alcoholism. At once a morality tale, a meditation on love, money and decadence, and a social document, the novel provides an excellent portrait of the Eastern elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what will soon be known as Cafe Society. As with his other novels, it is a brilliant character study and an early account of the complexities of marriage and intimacy, believed to be largely based on Fitzgerald's relationship and marriage with Zelda Fitzgerald.
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction
  • Details

    Publisher:
    Ascent Audio
    Edition:
    Unabridged

    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    ISBN: 9781469093925
    File size: 421667 KB
    Release date: September 13, 2010
    Duration: 14:38:28

    MP3 audiobook
    ISBN: 9781469093925
    File size: 421738 KB
    Release date: September 13, 2010
    Duration: 14:38:20
    Number of parts: 17

  • Creators
  • Formats
    OverDrive Listen audiobook
    MP3 audiobook
  • Languages
    English
  • Levels
    Lexile® Measure: 1120
    Text Difficulty: 7-9