"I believe in the flapper as an artist in her particular field, the art of being ? being young, being lovely." -- Zelda FitzgeraldA sparkling new collection of "flapper fiction": stories featuring the iconic women who defined the Jazz AgeEdited and introduced by David M. EarleVivacious, charming, irreverent, the flapper is a girl who knows how to have a roaring good time.In this collection of short stories, she?s 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. She?s 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?