<p>known Today Primarily As The Author Of <i>the Great Gatsby</i>, <b>f. Scott Fitzgerald </b>was Famous In The 1920s And 1930s As A Short-story Writer. The Nineteen Stories In This Volume Were So Popular That Hardcover Collections&#8212;<i>flappers And Philosophers </i>and <i>tales Of The Jazz Ag</i>e&#8212;came Out Almost Immediately After The Stories Had Appeared In Magazines. With Stories Like &#8220;the Ice Palace,&#8221; &#8220;bernice Bobs Her Hair,&#8221; And &#8220;the Jelly Bean,&#8221; He Portrayed The Emotional Depth Of A Society Devoted To Excess And Racing Heedlessly Towards Catastrophe That Was Only A Few Years Ahead.<p></p>