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Delphi Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Illustrated)

The Delphi Complete Works of F. Scott Fitzgerald (Illustrated) is a comprehensive compilation of the author's literary output. It features Fitzgerald's most celebrated novels, including 'The Great Gatsby' and 'Tender Is the Night,' alongside his short stories and essays. The illustrated edition adds a visual dimension to the text, offering readers a unique blend of Fitzgerald's words and imagery. This collection is a tribute to Fitzgerald's legacy as a key figure in American literature of the early 20th century. more

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F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald was an American author of novels and short stories, renowned for his works that encapsulate the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. His most celebrated novel, 'The Great Gatsby,' is a critical and commercial success, reflecting the themes of the American Dream and the decline of the American upper class. more

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“The early twenties when we drank wood alcohol and every day in every way grew better and better, and there was a first abortive shortening of the skirts, and girls all looked alike in sweater dresses, and people you didn't want to know said "Yes, we have no bananas," and it seemed only a question of a few years before the older people would step aside and let the world be run by those who saw things as they were--and it all seems rosy and romantic to us who were young then, because we will never feel quite so intensely about our surroundings any more.”

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“I do not despise genius-indeed, I wish I had a basketful of it. But yet, after a great deal of experience and observation, I have become convinced that industry is a better horse to ride than genius. It may never carry any man as far as genius has carried individuals, but industry-patient, steady, intelligent industry-will carry thousands into comfort, and even celebrity; and this it does with absolute certainty.”