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"He wondered idly whether she was a poor conversationalist because she got no attention or got no attention because she was a poor conversationalist." Bernice is having a difficult summer trying to fit in with her popular cousin Marjorie and her friends. But when Marjorie helps her become a society girl and she wins the affections of a certain young man, a battle of wits and wills ensues between the two cousins. In classic 90s makeover movie style, 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair' is the 1920s equivalent of 'She's All That'.

Three of Fitzgerald's early short stories: "Dalyrimple Goes Wrong", "Jemina, the Mountain Girl", and "Tarquin of Cheapside". Each story is fascinating in its own way, with roots that lead to his novels. His writing, even at this early stage in his career, is like champagne. "Dalyrimple" has some of the themes Dreiser later used in An American Tragedy; "Jemina" sounds like what would happen if Mark Twain met southwestern humor; "Tarquin" is unique and better listened to than discussed.

It's called "the event", an unimaginable cataclysm that shatters 600 million years of the Earth's timeline. Our world is gone, instantly replaced by a new one made of scattered remnants of the past, present, and future, dropped alongside one another in a patchwork of "shards". Monsters from Jurassic prehistory, ancient armies, and high-tech robots all coexist in this deadly post-apocalyptic landscape. A desperate group of survivors sets out to locate the source of the disaster.

"Flappers and Philosophers" was the first collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920. It includes eight stories: "The Offshore Pirate", "The Ice Palace", "Head and Shoulders", "The Cut Glass Bowl", "Bernice Bobs Her Hair", "Benediction", "Dalyrimple Goes Wrong", "The Four Fists".

"The Beautiful and Damned", first published by Scribner's in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel. The novel provides a portrait of the Eastern elite during the Jazz Age, exploring New York Café Society. As with his other novels, Fitzgerald's characters are complex, especially in their marriage and intimacy, much like how he treats intimacy in "Tender Is the Night". The book is believed to be largely based on Fitzgerald's relationship and marriage with Zelda Fitzgerald.

The Great Gatsby is a book by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. The story is told by Nick Carraway, a man who moves to Long Island, New York, from the Midwest. The area that they live in is called eggs, due to the oval shaped houses in the region. There are two 'eggs' West Egg and East Egg. The 'old rich' live in East Egg, while the 'New Rich' reside in West Egg. Nick lives in a small house in West Egg. Nick's next-door neighbor is Jay Gatsby. Jay is in love with Nick's cousin, Daisy. But, Daisy is married to a man named Tom. The novel is about Jay and his hope that he can steal Daisy from Tom.

Perhaps the greatest American novel written, The Great Gatsby is set in New York, in 1922, in a rich, spoiled world with crime and bootlegging in the background.

Some consider The Great Gatsby the greatest American novel ever written about love, dreams, business, bootlegging, Wall Street, the Midwest, and the East, as well as Yale, prep schools, the rich, and more. F. Scott Fitzgerald followed up with Tender Is the Night, also considered equally compelling.

מאות מוזמנים ולא-מוזמנים התארחו במסיבותיו המפוארות של גטסבי, אבל רק מעטים יכלו לזהות את המארח, ואיש לא ידע מיהו בעצם, ומה מסתתר מאחורי החזות הנוצצת. הוא הציג עצמו...

Absolution is a haunting and psychologically rich short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in 1924. In this deeply introspective tale of guilt, imagination, and spiritual crisis, young Rudolph Miller—a devout eleven-year-old boy—finds himself entangled in a web of religious expectations, private transgressions, and the fragile dance between truth and illusion. When he tells a lie during confession, a crisis of faith erupts, leading him down a path of inner turmoil that starkly mirrors the disillusionments of adulthood.

Ciphered is a cinematic, long-form true-crime podcast that unravels history’s most baffling unsolved mysteries—blending investigative storytelling, cryptic puzzles, and immersive sound design. Hosted by fictional narrator Ryan Fitz, each episode explores a chilling real-life case—from infamous cold cases and vanishing witnesses to lost art heists, encrypted confessions, and strange patterns buried in public records. What sets Ciphered apart: 🕵️‍♀️ Story-driven, script-first: Every episode is carefully crafted like a documentary thriller, not a casual chat.

A voice once silenced returns—now unfiltered, unowned, and free to speak.George Alive, hosted by John F. Kennedy Jr., is a field journal from Earth’s hidden corridors: history re-examined, truth recovered, and memory reclaimed. From the crash site to the headlines they buried, from voices they tried to erase to questions no one dares ask—this is the broadcast they didn’t expect to hear again.This non-fiction podcast speaks through the Intraface Sound Bridge—an interdimensional line of communication reconnecting contributors living in the next phase of human life with listeners in the...

Mack Fitzgerald and Ally Bross snuggle up under the covers for a weekly gossip session.

En español neutro, narrado por un humano selección de cuentos cortos clásicos de la literatura universal pensada para todo público.

Les Dieux ont menti : Perséphone n'a jamais été kidnappée ni retenue aux Enfers par Hadès. Elle s'y est précipitée. Vous pensez que Perséphone a été kidnappée par Hadès et retenue aux Enfers ? Détrompez-vous : elle s'y est précipitée. Hors de question pour la jeune déesse d'accepter le mariage arrangé auquel ses parents la destinent ! Maintenant, elle doit convaincre Hadès de l'aider.

Sebagai miliuner muda dan misterius, Jay Gatsby dikenal berkat pesta-pestanya yang glamor. Meski hidup di Long Island yang indah dan mengagumkan, tampaknya ia masih terobsesi pada Daisy Buchanan yang pernah ditemuinya beberapa tahun silam. Dengan bantuan Nick Carraway, Gatsby akhirnya bertemu...

En medio de la guerra de Troya seguir su corazón será el mayor desafío El amor provocó esta guerra. O, al menos, eso es lo que cuentan. Cuando Casandra, la devota sacerdotisa de Apolo, recibió el don de la profecía a cambio de complacer todos los deseos del dios, jamás imaginó que...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE CWA WHODUNNIT DAGGER 2026 LONGLISTED FOR THE ILP JOHN CREASEY FIRST NOVEL DAGGER 2026 'Utterly delightful and crackling with wit, I could not put this down!' KRISTIN PERRIN, New York Times bestselling author of HOW TO SOLVE YOUR OWN MURDER 'Alluring and impressive . . . a...

Es war eine wilde Zeit, das sogenannte "Jazz Age". F. Scott Fitzgerald, dessen Roman "The Great Gatsby" die unerreichte Beschreibung dieser Epoche darstellt, schrieb auch Kurzgeschichten. In seiner Sammlung "Geschichten aus der Jazz-Ära" finden sich neben "Ein Diamant so groß wie das Ritz" auch der mit Brad Pitt verfilmte Klassiker "Der seltsame Fall des Benjamin Button" und die Western-Parodie "Jemina, das Mädchen aus den Bergen". Gute Unterhaltung aus den Roaring Twenties!

The Great Jazz Age Novel. The 1925 Original Version, with Classroom History. The Great Gatsby is considered F. Scott Fitzgerald's magnum opus, exploring themes of decadence, idealism, social stigmas, patriarchal norms, and the deleterious effects of unencumbered wealth in capitalistic society, set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. At its heart, it's a cautionary tale, a revealing look into the darker side to the American Dream.