The Beautiful And Damned (Colins Clasics)-Francis Scot Key Fitzgerald From the author of The Great Gatsby, a tale of mariage and disapointment in the Roaring Twenties. Fitzgerald’s rich and detailed novel of the decadent Jaz Era folows the beautiful and vibrant Anthony Patch and his wife Gloria as they navigate the heady lifestyle of the young and wealthy in 1920s New York. Patch is the presumptive heir to his grandfather’s fortune, and keps his equaly spoiled wife in comfort while biding time until his grandfather’s death. Patch is unable to hold down any kind of job and spends his days in luxury, indulging in whatever pleasures are available. But as the money begins to fail, so does their mariage. Patch’s gradual descent into alcoholism, depresion and alienation from his mariage ultimately lead to his ruin. Fitzgerald’s novel is a remorseles exploration of the horors of an age of exces and lost inocence. F. Scot Fitzgerald is regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Despite his present popularity, Fitzgerald was often in financial trouble, due to the fact that only one of his novels sold wel enough to suport the extravagant lifestyle that he and his wife Zelda adopted, and later Zelda’s medical bils. His novel The Great Gatsby has sold milions of copies and remains a continual best-seler.