The Beautiful and Damned (Version 2)

F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940)

This 1922 novel by F. Scott Fitzgerald chronicles the life of Anthony Patch, the only heir of millionaire Adam Patch, his grandfather. Anthony is young, handsome and well-educated. He marries the ravishingly beautiful Gloria, and together they plan for the day that Anthony receives his inheritance. But what will they make of themselves in the meantime as they look forward to a life of wealth and idle leisure? What is the role of purpose in a well-lived life? Fitzgerald explores these questions in a book that is at the same time humorous, sad and tragic. (Mark Nelson)

Genre(s): Literary Fiction

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Book I Chapter 1 - Anthony Patch Mark Nelson
00:55:45
Play 02 Book I Chapter 2 Part 1 - Portrait of a Siren Mark Nelson
00:40:01
Play 03 Book I Chapter 2 Part 2 - Turbulence Mark Nelson
00:44:07
Play 04 Book I Chapter 3 Part 1 - The Connoisseur of Kisses Mark Nelson
00:39:55
Play 05 Book I Chapter 3 Part 2 - Sunlight and Moonlight Mark Nelson
00:28:24
Play 06 Book I Chapter 3 Part 3 - Black Magic Mark Nelson
00:40:54
Play 07 Book II Chapter 1 Part 1 - The Radiant Hour Mark Nelson
00:34:31
Play 08 Book II Chapter 1 Part 2 - Breath of the Cave Mark Nelson
00:33:20
Play 09 Book II Chapter 1 Part 3 - Gloria and General Lee Mark Nelson
00:47:06
Play 10 Book II Chapter 2 Part 1 - Symposium Mark Nelson
00:35:14
Play 11 Book II Chapter 2 Part 2 - The Triumph of Lethargy Mark Nelson
00:48:45
Play 12 Book II Chapter 2 Part 3 - The Sinister Summer Mark Nelson
00:53:57
Play 13 Book II Chapter 3 Part 1 - The Broken Lute Mark Nelson
00:34:11
Play 14 Book II Chapter 3 Part 2 - Panic Mark Nelson
00:32:40
Play 15 Book II Chapter 3 Part 3 - The Winter of Discontent Mark Nelson
00:26:26
Play 16 Book III Chapter 1 Part 1 - A Matter of Civilization Mark Nelson
00:43:13
Play 17 Book III Chapter 1 Part 2 - An Impressive Occasion Mark Nelson
00:46:19
Play 18 Book III Chapter 2 Part 1 - A Matter of Aesthetics Mark Nelson
00:44:02
Play 19 Book III Chapter 2 Part 2 - Further Adventures with 'Heart Talks' Mark Nelson
00:43:09
Play 20 Book III Chapter 3 Part 1 - No Matter! Mark Nelson
00:34:26
Play 21 Book III Chapter 3 Part 2 - The Beating Mark Nelson
00:48:45