Bernice bobs her hair and other stories Short stories. Selections Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott) 1896-1940 creator author. text nyu 2019 Dover edition. monographic eng print vii, 181 pages ; 21 cm. "'It was an age of miracles,' declared F. Scott Fitzgerald of the 1920s, 'it was an age of art, it was an age of excess, and it was an age of satire.' No author is more closely associated with the decade than Fitzgerald, who christened it the Jazz Age and chronicled its manners and morals. His lyrical, witty fables of society life reveal the disillusionment and cynicism behind the Roaring Twenties' glamorous facade. Six of Fitzgerald's best-loved stories appear here, starting with the title tale, in which a hostess regrets her success at transforming a visiting cousin from wallflower to coquette; 'The Diamond as Big as the Ritz,' a glittering fantasy about the corrupting power of wealth; 'The Ice Palace,' a quasi-biographical story of a restless Southern belle; 'The Offshore Pirate'; 'The Jelly-bean'; and 'May Day.' Each of these colorful portraits from a bygone era considers timeless themes--love, money, power, the search for happiness--that keep them enduringly popular and ever relevant"-- Bernice bobs her hair -- The offshore pirate -- The ice palace -- The diamond as big as the Ritz -- The jelly-bean -- May Day. F. Scott Fitzgerald. "This Dover edition, first published in 2019, is a selection of unabridged stories reprinted from standard texts"--Title page verso. Originally published: 1920 and 1922. Short stories, American 20th century Short stories, American 1900-1999 fast PS3511.I9 A6 2019c 813/.52 Dover thrift editions 9780486836003 0486836002 2019005030 pda,print LBSOR/DLC 190209 20250318214950.6 in00004092479 eng