May Day: Short Story
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (925 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B00JTYXDAW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 114 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-03-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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In 1922, it was republished in a collection of Fitzgerald’s stories called Tales of the Jazz Age, which included ten other short stories, including “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.”HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. “May Day” was originally published by F. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.. Scott Fitzgerald in a 1920 issue of the magazine Smart Set. The interrelated events of F. Scott Fitzgerald&
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The Red Scare meets the Jazz Age. C. Blair Fitzgerald does an excellent job of comparing and contrasting class and culture in immediate post-World War I America. He gives us glimpses into the lives of the Ivy League elite juxtaposed against the masses of demobilizing soldiers and just ordinary New Yorkers. Fitzgerald alerts us to the first Red Scare in U.S. history. Readers w. Embryonic Talent Fred Bubbers In the spring of 1919, the world was recovering from the catastrophe of World War I, which had ended with an armistice in November of 1918. The Paris Peace Conference had begun in January of 1919 which would result in the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in June. The economic inequities of the Gilded Age had been exacerbated by th. Nicola Mansfield said Intriguing. Reason for Reading: I've decided to try the publisher's club for 6 months and plan to read the two selections, the month following their arrival. Hence this is my January read.I've read several of Fitzgerald's novels and short stories and find him an interesting author. This title was new for me and I looked forward to reading it. Th