Short Stories By F. Scott Fitzgerald

This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Bridal Party, Babylon Revisited, the Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, a New Leaf, Winter Dreams, Head and Shoulders, the Offshore Pirate, the Ice Palace, One Trip Abroad, the Cut-Glass Bowl, Benediction. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: The Bridal Party is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald featured in the Saturday Evening Post on August 9, 1930. Based on Ludlow Fowlers brothers, Powell Fowler, May 1930 Paris wedding, it is Fitzgeralds first story dealing with the stock market crash, and celebrates the end of the period when wealthy Americans colonized Paris. The story begins in Paris, sometime around May. The main character, Michael Curly, is introduced, along with the news that his ex-girlfriend, Caroline Dandy, who he dated for two years, is engaged and will be getting married in Paris. It explains that the two broke up because of Michaels lack of money. He was devastated and could not let go, evident by his insecurity and the fact that he carried around photographs of her. He also stayed away from other girls, hoping that she would do the same with men. One day outside of a shop, he encounters Caroline and her fiance, Hamilton Rutherford. Rutherford invites Michael to a string of events, including his bachelor dinner, a party and tea. As they talk, his feelings for her resurge. As they parted ways, Michael feels he will never be happy again. At his hotel, the concierge delivers a telegram, which states that his grandfather died, and that he would be inheriting a quarter of a million dollars. Because of his newly found fortune, he decides he will try to win Caroline back. When he attends one of the parties, he meets Hamiltons father, and as more people arrive, he feels increa...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1871008