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1This Side of Paradise

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is a wealthy and attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature and has a series of romances that eventually lead to his disillusionment. In his later novels, Fitzgerald would further develop the book's theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking. (Summary from Wikipedia)

2Beautiful and Damned

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

This 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. (Summary from Wikipedia)

3This Side of Paradise (version 2)

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Amory Blaine grew up in a wealthy family and was given an Ivy League education. Without a need to learn a profession, he chiefly dabbled in literature and partying. His school chums were of similar background, and the ideas they reflected to each other grew in their minds to be of the greatest importance. Amory began to think of himself as somewhat of a character in a Rupert Brooke poem (from which the book's title is taken).<br /><br />World War I intervened in this happy fog and brought focus to some, doubt to others.<br /><br />In the rapidly changing technology of the war era, the financial underpinnings of the Blaine fortune began to fall apart. The deaths of Amory's parents left the finances without a rudder and as Amory's situation deteriorated he came to realize he had only his interest in literature to fall back upon.<br /><br />Meanwhile, a series of young women traipsed through his life, attracted to his handsome face and bright wit like moths to a candle. But Amory could never master the role of being a real person... and, one by one, they traipsed out.<br /><br />This Side of Paradise was F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel and was one of the nation's most popular books in the year it was published. It has some definite parallels with Fitzgerald's own life, and is in some ways an autobiography. Summary by Mark F. Smith)

Ranging in tone from humor to sentimentality, these stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald are set against a backdrop of jazz, flappers, and the changing mores of American society. In "Bernice Bobs Her Hair," wallflower Bernice is taken in hand by her more popular cousin, whose motives are not entirely altruistic. In "Benediction," a young woman visits her brother in seminary. A camel goes to a party in "The Camel's Back." "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" is a poignant fantasy about a man who ages backward. Finally, tragedy befalls a young couple in "The Lees of Happiness." The stories in this collection are from the books <i>Flappers and Philosophers</i> and <i>Tales of the Jazz Age</i>. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)

5Porcelain and Pink

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

"Porcelain and Pink" is a comic one-act play from the 1922 short story collection <i>Tales of the Jazz Age.</i> The plot involves a young woman in a bathtub and a case of mistaken identity. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)<br /><br /> Characters:<br />Julie – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/3315">Holly Bliss</a><br />Lois – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1474">Jc Guan</a><br />The Young Man – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1492">mb</a><br />Narration and audio editing – <a href="http://librivox.org/reader/1066">Laurie Anne Walden</a>

6Curious Case of Benjamin Button

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The curious Case of Benjamin Button, a 1921 short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, now a major motion picture, features Benjamin Button, who, born as an old man much to the dismay and chagrin of his father and family Doctor, ages backwards until he leaves this world as a newborn. (Summary by Mike Vendetti)

7Offshore Pirate

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

This is a long short story in 6 parts from Fitzgerald's 1920 short story collection, Flappers and Philosophers. It predates the screwball movie comedies of the 1930's in that it features a determined young heiress trying to get what she wants out of life.(Summary by BellonaTimes)

8Bernice Bobs Her Hair

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Pretty but socially clueless Bernice lets her know-it-all cousin push her around, but eventually, something's gotta give! (Introduction by BellonaTimes)

9Flappers and Philosophers

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

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" (Introduction by Wikipedia)

10Ice Palace (version 3)

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

The story is about Sally Carrol Happer, a young southern woman from the fictional city of Tarleton, Georgia, who becomes engaged one summer to Harry Bellamy, a man from an unspecified northern town. The following winter, on a visit to Harry's home town to meet Harry's family, Sally Carrol begins to have second thoughts... ( Summary by BellonaTimes, with help from Wikipedia )

11Tales of the Jazz Age

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

Tales of the Jazz Age (1922) is a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, it includes one of his better-known short stories, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". Several of the stories had also been published earlier, independently, in either The Metropolitan, Saturday Evening Post, Smart Set, Collier's, Chicago Tribune, or Vanity Fair. (Summary by Wikipedia)

Here we meet all sorts of characters and situations in California’s early history: gunmen, outlaws, lynch mobs, raging storms, mining camps, lost clergymen, freed slaves, Northern sympathizers, Southern sympathizers, soldiers…. Oscar Penn Fitzgerald was a Methodist clergyman, journalist and educator. He served as California Superintendent of Public Instruction (1867–1871). His <i>California Sketches</i> were published in two series (1879 and 1881) and a consolidated volume (1895). This reading is based on the consolidated volume (Sections 1-48) with the addition of the sketches from the first books that were omitted in the last one (First, Sections 49-50; Second, Sections 51-57). The listener is alerted that the author exhibits the very common nineteenth century white man’s low opinion of Native Americans. The sketches are of church and nonchurch folk. Even those not interested in religious matters may be entertained by this view into the psychology and culture of early Californians, as well as the challenges and rewards of the land and climate themselves. (Summary by Wikipedia and David Wales)

13Beautiful and Damned (Version 2)

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

This 1922 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles the life of Anthony Patch, the only heir of millionaire Adam Patch, his grandfather. Anthony is young, handsome and well-educated. He marries the ravishingly beautiful Gloria, and together they plan for the day that Anthony receives his inheritance. But what will they make of themselves in the meantime as they look forward to a life of wealth and idle leisure? What is the role of purpose in a well-lived life? Fitzgerald explores these questions in a book that is at the same time humorous, sad and tragic. (Mark Nelson)

14Multilingual Rubaiyat

By Edward FitzGerald and Omar Khayyám

The most famous translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is that by Edward Fitzgerald into English, of which five editions were published between 1859 and 1889. Many translations into other languages have been published since that time. A number of translators, who were not conversant with the Persian language, chose to translate one of Fitzgerald's versions rather than the original. This project features several of these translations, based on the first, fourth and fifth editions of Fitzgerald.<br> Translations featured in this recording:<br> First Edition<br> French translation by Charles Grolleau<br> Italian translation by Fulvia Faruffini<br> German translation by Walter Fraenzel<br> Spanish translation by Ismael Enrique Arciniegas<br> Dutch translation by Christiaan Leendert van Balen Jr.<br> Fourth Edition<br> Spanish translation by Jose Castellot<br> Fifth Edition<br> Italian translation by Mario Chini<br> French translation by James Henry Hallard<br> Greek translation by Ernest Crawley<br> Italian translation by Diego Angeli - Summary by algy pug

<i>"Any man who doesn’t want to get on in the world, to make a million dollars, and maybe even park his toothbrush in the White House, hasn’t got as much to him as a good dog has—he’s nothing more or less than a vegetable."</i><br><br>Such is the preface of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s only outing as a playwright. The action begins when 35-year-old railway clerk Jerry Frost gets drunk off a bootlegger’s potent hooch on the eve of Warren G. Harding’s presidential nomination. As a result, the second act takes place entirely within Jerry’s intoxicated fantasies, where he has become the new U.S. President and must deal with an assortment of colorful characters and situations. It is here where comic farce and political satire come to intriguing blows, as Fitzgerald finds opportunities to comment (discreetly or not) on the political climate of his day. When his pseudo-presidency goes all to pieces, Jerry’s fantasy comes crashing down, and as he comes to his senses in the third act, we find that his career aspirations have become decidedly less lofty.<br><br>Though decidedly a minor work from <i>The Great Gatsby</i>’s author, <i>The Vegetable</i> finds him skewering the American Dream’s ethos in ways he would never do again. It’s lighthearted, naughty, irreverent, and does just the trick to escape—even if briefly—from our turbulent times. - Summary by Tomas Peter <br><br> Cast List <br> Jerry Frost: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a><br> Charlotte Frost: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12506">Bhavya</a><br> Horatio "Dada" Frost: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13022">Josh Kibbey</a><br> Doris: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12500">Foon</a><br> Joseph Fish: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/7079">Chuck Williamson</a><br> Mr. Snooks: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8879">Son of the Exiles</a><br> Mr. Jones: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11790">TJ Burns</a><br> General Pushing: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6754">ToddHW</a><br> Chief Justice Fossile: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/8576">Phil Schempf</a><br> The Detective: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10179">Sonia</a><br> Mr. Stutz-Mozart: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/6281">Beth Thomas</a><br> Newsboy / First Senator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10614">Leanne Yau</a><br> Second Senator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/12623">Stefan Von Blon</a><br> Third Senator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/13072">Campbell Schelp</a><br> <br>Narrator: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/11084">Devorah Allen</a><br> Editors: <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/5796">Linny</a> and <a href="https://librivox.org/reader/10789">Tomas Peter</a>

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, the novel depicts narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan. (This summary is from Wikipedia, but I will write my own). - Summary by Wikipedia

Set in 1925, this is a novel of the Jazz Age; of ambition, of the careless rich, of wild parties and flappers and bootleg booze; and the efforts of a dreamer to reunite with his lost love. - Summary by Kara

The Great Gatsby is a 1925 novel by American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, near New York City, the novel depicts first-person narrator Nick Carraway's interactions with mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and Gatsby's obsession to reunite with his former lover, Daisy Buchanan (Summary from Wikipedia)

19All the Sad Young Men

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

A collection of short stories featuring a suite of wealthy protagonists navigating the perceived hardships of 1920s society. The themes center on lost love, personal struggles, fleeting romance, and the melancholy life. - Summary by SKVeld

20Great Gatsby (Version 3)

By F. Scott Fitzgerald

A novel set in the roaring 20's follows Nick Carroway, a young, single veteran turned bond salesman as he is thrust into the high society of Long Island. Exactly who is his neighbor with with the biggest mansion on Long Island Sound who throws the swankiest parties? Who is this Gatsby and what is his game? The story is told in first person narrative and based on real life experiences of F.Scott Fitzgerald. [summary by Scotty]

The Great Gatsby follows a cast of characters living in the fictional town of West Egg on prosperous Long Island in the summer of 1922. The story primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. Considered to be Fitzgerald’s magnum opus, The Great Gatsby explores themes of decadence, idealism, resistance to change, social upheaval, and excess, creating a portrait of the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties that has been described as a cautionary tale about the American Dream.<br><br> First published by Scribner’s in April 1925, The Great Gatsby received mixed reviews and sold poorly; in its first year, the book sold only 20,000 copies. Fitzgerald died in 1940, believing himself to be a failure and his work forgotten. His work, spearheaded by The Great Gatsby, experienced a revival during World War II, and the novel became a part of American high school curricula in the following decades. The book has remained popular since, leading to numerous stage and film adaptations. The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be a literary classic and a contender for the title “The Great American Novel”. The book is consistently ranked among the greatest works of American literature.<br><br> This recording was originally published on Legamus.eu and was later released on Librivox when US copyright permitted. - Summary by Wikipedia and Martin Reyto