F. Scott Fitzgerald

A collection of short stories including The rich boy - Winter dreams - The baby paraty - Absolution - The adjuster - Hot and cold blood - 'The sensible thing" - Gretchen's forty winks - Extra material on F. Scott Fitzgerald's life and his other works - All of these serve to describe the 1920s society that he inhabited.

All the Sad Young Men

Emmett

Sparkling short stories, brilliantly furnished, with subtle undertones of despair and boredom just lurking behind the splendid wallpaper. A few border more dangerously upon the melodramatic ("Gretchen's Forty Winks" and "Rags Martin-Jones"), but vague melodrama being Fitzgerald's flavour of work, this is forgiven. My favourites were "The Rich Boy" and "Absolution", and "The Adjuster", which is the most heartening and optimistic story of the entire collection.

All the Sad Young Men

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