Flappers and Philosophers

Fitzgerald's first collection of short stories in the authoritative Cambridge Edition, now available as a paperback.

Flappers and Philosophers was F. Scott Fitzgerald's initial encore - his first collection of short fiction, published in 1920 to capitalize on the success of This Side of Paradise, the novel that had made him famous at the age of twenty-three. Some of his best early stories are included here: 'The Offshore Pirate', 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair', 'The Ice Palace' and 'Benediction'. In these narratives Fitzgerald presented his prototypical Jazz-Age heroines, beautiful and wilful young women who later became trademarks of his fiction. Part of the authoritative Cambridge Edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald, this volume now appears in paperback for the first time. It offers detailed explanatory notes, a record of variants and appendices tracing the composition and publication history of the stories.

Acknowledgments		vii
List of Illustrations		ix
Introduction		xi
1 Background		xi
2 Stories and title		xiii
3 Additional writings		xvii
4 Editorial principles		xviii
5 Rationale for inclusiveness		xxx
FLAPPERS AND PHILOSOPHERS
The Offshore Pirate		5	(31)
The Ice Palace		36	(25)
Head and Shoulders		61	(26)
The Cut-Glass Bowl		87	(21)
Bernice Bobs Her Hair		108	(26)
Benediction		134	(17)
Dalyrimple Goes Wrong		151	(18)
The Four Fists		169	(20)
Additional Stories, September 1919--April 1922
Babes in the Woods		189	(9)
The Debutante		198	(31)
Myra Meets His Family		229	(25)
The Smilers		254	(9)
The Popular Girl		263	(46)
Two for a Cent		309	(16)
Record of variants		325	(26)
Explanatory notes		351	(30)
Illustrations		381	(6)
Appendix 1 Genesis of "Bernice Bobs Her Hair"		387	(6)
Appendix 2 Composition of "The Ice Palace," July 1920		393	(2)
Appendix 3 Original ending for "The Offshore Pirate"		395	(2)
Appendix 4 Composition, publication, and earnings		397