The Beautiful and Damned. E-book. Formato Mobipocket - 9788835323723

The Beautiful and Damned. E-book. Formato Mobipocket. The Beautiful and Damned tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1910s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon&#39;s fortune, his relationship with his wife, Gloria, his service in the army, and his alcoholism. Fitzgerald presents Gloria as a woman whose vocation is nothing more than to catch a husband. After her marriage to Anthony, Gloria&#39;s sole vocation is to slide into indolence; her husband&#39;s sole vocation is to wait for his inheritance, during which time he slides into alcoholism.<br />The Beautiful and Damned, first published by Scribner&#39;s in 1922, is F. Scott Fitzgerald&#39;s second novel. It portrays the Eastern elite during the Jazz Age, exploring New York caf&eacute; society. The book is generally considered to be largely based on Fitzgerald&#39;s relationship with Zelda Fitzgerald.