Tales of the Jazz Age

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Френсис Скотт Фицджеральд. Tales of the Jazz Age

TALES OF THE JAZZ AGE. F. Scott Fitzgerald

History of Collins

Life & Times. The Jazz Age

Earlier Works

Fitzgerald and Hemingway

The Jelly-Bean

The Camel’s Back

May Day

Porcelain and Pink

The Diamond as Big as the Ritz

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Tarquin of Cheapside

“O Russet Witch!”

The Lees of Happiness

Mr. Icky. The Quintessence of Quaintness in One Act

Jemina, The Mountain Girl

CLASSIC LITERATURE: WORDS AND PHRASES. adapted from the Collins English Dictionary

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About the Publisher

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In 1819, millworker William Collins from Glasgow, Scotland, set up a company for printing and publishing pamphlets, sermons, hymn books, and prayer books. That company was Collins and was to mark the birth of HarperCollins Publishers as we know it today. The long tradition of Collins dictionary publishing can be traced back to the first dictionary William published in 1824, Greek and English Lexicon. Indeed, from 1840 onwards, he began to produce illustrated dictionaries and even obtained a licence to print and publish the Bible.

Soon after, William published the first Collins novel, Ready Reckoner; however, it was the time of the Long Depression, where harvests were poor, prices were high, potato crops had failed, and violence was erupting in Europe. As a result, many factories across the country were forced to close down and William chose to retire in 1846, partly due to the hardships he was facing.

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“Stole my luck, you did.” She was nodding her head sagely.

Jim swept up the last check and putting it with the others tore them into confetti and scattered them on the floor. Someone started singing and Nancy kicking her chair backward rose to her feet.

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