"I believe in the flapper as an artist in her particular field, the art of being being young, being lovely." -- Zelda Fitzgerald
A sparkling new collection of "flapper fiction": stories featuring the iconic women who defined the Jazz Age
Edited and introduced by David M. Earle
Vivacious, charming, irreverent, the flapper is a girl who knows how to have a roaring good time.
In this collection of short stories, shes 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. Shes 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