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The Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald
- 45 Short Stories and Novels
- Narrated by: Jay Wohlert
- Length: 45 hrs and 11 mins
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Summary
Fitzgerald's short stories have themes that not only relate to the problems and culture of the Jazz Age, but also to the promises and despair encountered by the youth, as well as the aging. Love and relationships between two mismatched or unlikely characters are common, such as people who are unlikely to develop a spark of romantic interest between each other.
The plots are usually set in the culture of the upper middle class and the elite, with characters either from this social group or aspiring to become part of it. Being inspired by the events that occurred during The Great Depression and the stock market crash, the stories also involve characters who lose wealth, but who are still trying to maintain their opulent lifestyle.
However, Fitzgerald's stories will remain relevant no matter which era listeners are born into, as finding true love and happiness, despite the situation, will always be a common part of the human experience.
Included in this book:
Novels:
This Side of Paradise The Beautiful and Damned
Short Stories:
The Mystery of the Raymond Mortgage Reade, Substitute Right Half A Debt of Honor The Room with the Green Blinds A Luckless Santa Claus Pain and the Scientist The Trail of the Duke Shadow Laurels The Ordeal Little Minnie McCloskey: A Story for Girls The Old Frontiersman: A Story of the Frontier The Diary of a Sophomore The Prince of Pests: A Story of the War Cedric the Stoker The Spire and the Gargoyle Tarquin of Cheapside Babes in the Woods Sentiment - And the Use of Rouge The Pierian Springs and the Last Straw Porcelain and Pink Head and Shoulders Benediction Dalyrimple Goes Wrong Myra Meets His Family Mister Icky The Camel's Back Bernice Bobs Her Hair The Ice Palace The Offshore Pirate The Cut-Glass Bowl The Four Fists The Smilers May Day The Jelly-Bean The Lees of Happiness Jemina O Russet Witch! Tarquin of Cheapside The Popular Girl Two for a Cent The Curious Case of Benjamin Button The Diamond as Big as the Ritz Winter Dreams
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- thirtynine666
- 09-05-15
The worst narrator I have ever encountered
What disappointed you about The Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald?
I have honestly no idea how good the story was, I was too preoccupied attempting to endure the monotonous dravel of the reader.
Who might you have cast as narrator instead of Jay Wohlert?
Anyone who can pronounce basic words correctly.
You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?
I tried, I really did, but it was terrible.
Any additional comments?
Do not buy this book.
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- Dazler
- 12-07-15
Very Disappointing
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The Great Gatsby is my all time favourite book so I thought I would check out more F. Scott Fitzgerald. well, I was very disappointed, nothing here comes close to Gatsby. Although it may have been better with a decent reader, this one is very poor.
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- Reader2014
- 01-04-13
Poor Scott
Fitzgerald's sophisticates are badly served by an un-directed reader who reads out foreign words and famous names like a baby learning its first words. Really irritating.
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- Munchi Soli Choksey
- 14-01-23
Terrible narration
The narrator is appalling. He speaks in a monotone and he is the best cure for insomnia I have ever encountered. The story disappears in the telling. A waste of a credit.
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