First published in 1922, The Beautiful and the Damned is F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel. Exploring the elite of New York Café Society, the novel brilliantly captures the louche, sometimes decadent lifestyle of the Eastern elite during the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald's characters - as in all his novels - are complex, difficult people, and Anthony Patch, a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune, is one of Fitzgerald's most memorable protagonists. His relationship with his wife Gloria, his service in the army, and descent into alcoholism are believed to be largely based on Fitzgerald's own relationship and marriage to Zelda Fitzgerald.
The novels and stories chosen for Mojito Press Illustrated Modern Classic are all currently out of copyright, and consequently other versions of the text may be available elsewhere free of charge. However, with these editions, we wanted to be bring you versions that were both attractive and properly formatted with:
- new, striking covers
- a set of ten brand new full-color illustrations, commissioned from the book cover specialists Graphicz X Designs
- proper formatting for Nook and designed to ensure maximum readability, including active table of contents to make it easy to skip from chapter to chapter and generally find your way around each volume.
