FLAPPERS AND PHILOSOPHERS was F. Scott Fitzgerald's initial encore --- his first collection of short fiction, published in 1920 to capitalize on the success of THIS SIDE OF PARADISE, the novel that had made him famous at the age of 23. Some of his best early stories are included here: 'The Offshore Pirate', 'Bernice Bobs Her Hair', 'The Ice Palace' and 'Benediction'.