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Summary: CONSUMMATE READING OF UNFORGETTABLE STORIES
Review: Acclaimed for his reading of the Bible as well as his stage and screen portrayals veteran actor Alexander Scourby now gives articulate voice to four short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. To many, the stories of Fitzgerald epitomize the Roaring 20s. Listeners will be delighted with this selection which includes a quartet of the author's best.
Written in December, 1930, "Babylon Revisited" is probably the most frequently reissued Fitzgerald story, surely the most examined. Written during a time of personal emotional difficulties, it is considered by many to be at least partially autobiographical in its tracing of tragedy. The story of the effects of a man's unseemly past, the time frame includes the Jazz Age and the Depression. "The Lost Decade" captures the stunned reactions of a man who has somehow missed the last ten years, and "The Bridal Party" is a consummate appraisal of what money can and cannot bring about. An unexpected visitor arrives in "Three Hours Between Planes" when childhood sweethearts are briefly reunited. What a difference a little time can make. What a difference Alexander Scourby makes to the readings of these memorable stories.
- Gail Cooke
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Summary: CONSUMMATE READING OF UNFORGETTABLE STORIES
Review: Acclaimed for his reading of the Bible as well as his stage and screen portrayals veteran actor Alexander Scourby now gives articulate voice to four short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. To many, the stories of Fitzgerald epitomize the Roaring 20s. Listeners will be delighted with this selection which includes a quartet of the author's best.
Written in December, 1930, "Babylon Revisited" is probably the most frequently reissued Fitzgerald story, surely the most examined. Written during a time of personal emotional difficulties, it is considered by many to be at least partially autobiographical in its tracing of tragedy. The story of the effects of a man's unseemly past, the time frame includes the Jazz Age and the Depression. "The Lost Decade" captures the stunned reactions of a man who has somehow missed the last ten years, and "The Bridal Party" is a consummate appraisal of what money can and cannot bring about. An unexpected visitor arrives in "Three Hours Between Planes" when childhood sweethearts are briefly reunited. What a difference a little time can make. What a difference Alexander Scourby makes to the readings of these memorable stories.
- Gail Cooke
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