Where All Good Flappers Go: Essential Stories of the Jazz Age (Essential Stories #16)

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald and Dorothy Parker and Zelda Fitzgerald and Anita Loos

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Synopsis: "I believe in the flapper as an artist in her particular field, the art of being – being young, being lovely." -- Zelda FitzgeraldA sparkling new collection of "flapper fiction": stories featuring the iconic women who defined the Jazz AgeEdited and introduced by David M. EarleVivacious, charming, irreverent, the flapper is a girl who knows how to have a roaring good time.In this collection of short stories, she&’s a partygoer, a socialite, a student, a shopgirl, and an acrobat. She bobs her hair, shortens her skirt, searches for a husband and scandalises her mother. She&’s a glittering object of delight, and a woman embracing a newfound independence.Bringing together stories from widely adored writers and newly discovered gems, principally sourced from the magazines of the period, this collection is a celebration of the outrageous charm of an iconic figure of the Jazz Age. This fabulous collection includes:Zelda Fitzgerald &“What Became of the Flapper&”Dana Ames &“The Clever Little Fool&”F. Scott Fitzgerald &“Bernice Bobs her Hair&”Rudolph Fisher &“Common Meter&”John Watts &“Something For Nothing&”Dorothy Parker &“The Mantle of Whistler&”Katherine Brush &“Night Club&”Gertrude Schalk &“The Chicago Kid&”Dawn Powell &“Not the Marrying Kind&”Vina Delmar &“Thou Shalt Not Killjoy&”Guy Gilpatric &“The Bride of Ballyhoo&”Anita Loos &“Why Girls Go South&”Zora Neale Hurston &“Monkey Junk&”