Tales of the Jazz Age

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s May Day is a gripping novella that captures the turbulence and disillusionment of post-World War I America. Set against the backdrop of May Day 1919, the story intertwines the lives of a diverse cast—wealthy socialites, ambitious...

Mr. Icky is a whimsical one-act play by F. Scott Fitzgerald, included in his collection Tales of the Jazz Age (1922). The story follows the eccentric and aging Mr. Icky, a man of peculiar habits and sharp wit, as he navigates the quirks of human...

O Russet Witch! is a poignant short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in Metropolitan Magazine in February 1921 and later included in his collection Tales of the Jazz Age (1922). Set against the backdrop of early 20th-century America, the...

Porcelain and Pink is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in The Smart Set in January 1920 and later included in his collection Tales of the Jazz Age in 1922. The story is a light-hearted and humorous exploration of mistaken identity...

Tarquin of Cheapside is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in Nassau Literary Magazine in April 1917 and later included in his collection Tales of the Jazz Age (1922). Set against the backdrop of 17th-century London, the narrative...

In The Camel’s Back, F. Scott Fitzgerald delivers a lively Jazz Age tale filled with humor, romance, and social satire.Perry Parkhurst, a well-to-do young lawyer in Tarleton, is desperate to win back his fiancée, Betty Medill, after a failed proposal....

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a timeless tale by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the celebrated author of The Great Gatsby. This extraordinary story follows Benjamin Button, a man born as an elderly infant who ages backward, growing younger as the world...

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz is a novella by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in 1922 in the magazine Smart Set and later included in his collection Tales of the Jazz Age. Set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age, the story explores themes of...

Set in the American South, The Jelly-Bean follows Jim Powell, a drifting gambler who doesn’t quite fit into the refined world of Southern high society. Jim, a self-proclaimed “jelly-bean” (a term for a lazy, aimless young man), has no ambition beyond...

The Lees of Happiness is a poignant short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald, first published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1920 and later included in his collection Tales of the Jazz Age (1922). The narrative follows Roxanne and Jeffrey, a newlywed...