The Jelly-Bean

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Genres: General Fiction

Synopsis

A short Southern story, Fitzgerald takes the listener on a trip to Lily of Tarleton, Georgia. "The Jelly-Bean," published in "The Metropolitan," was written under strange circumstances shortly after his first novel was published, and, moreover, it was the first story in which he had a collaborator. Fitzgerald's wife, who was a Southern girl, acted as his expert on the topic.

Release date: November 26, 2008

Publisher: HarperPerennial Classics

Print pages: 25