This is a collection of 12 forgotten (except that several of them are actually available in print in other works) short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald.
I’ve previously read just two full length books by Fitzgerald – The Great Gatsby, which I loved; and Tender is the Night, which I struggled with, but which still contained some truly beautiful and evocative writing. I also read Flappers and Philosophers, which is another collection of his (better known) short stories, which I enjoyed immensely.
The writing in this collection of stories is just as beautiful as anything else I read by him, although obviously some stories resonate more than others, and some linger in the mind for longer.
From this collection, my favourites were Love in the Night; The Dance (although it does contain some out-dated and offensive language, but which was also Fitzgerald’s only murder mystery story);The Rubber Check, which made me sad for the protagonist; and Six of One. Happily for me, there weren’t any stories which I didn’t particularly enjoy.
If you have read and enjoyed anything by F. Scott Fitzgerald in the past, I would definitely recommend giving this collection a try.
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