Gloria and Anthony Patch party until money runs out; then their goal becomes Adam Patch's fortune. Gloria's beauty fades and Anthony's drinking takes its horrible toll. Fitzgerald here once again displays a wariness of the upper classes, `an abiding...
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Gloria and Anthony Patch party until money runs out; then their goal becomes Adam Patch's fortune. Gloria's beauty fades and Anthony's drinking takes its horrible toll. Fitzgerald here once again displays a wariness of the upper classes, `an abiding distrust, an animosity, toward the leisure class -- not the conviction of a revolutionist but the smouldering hatred of a peasant'. Cover -- Contents -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of F. Scott Fitzgerald -- THE BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED -- BOOK ONE -- I. Anthony Patch -- II. Portrait of a Siren -- III. The Connoisseur of Kisses -- BOOK TWO -- I. The Radiant Hour -- II. Symposium -- III. The Broken Lute -- BOOK THREE -- I. A Matter of Civilization -- II. A Matter of Æsthetics -- III. No Matter! -- Explanatory Notes.
