The Rich Boy

by F. Scott Fitzgerald Narrated by Wayne Evans

Overview

F. Scott Fitzgerald published this captivating short story in 1926, a year after The Great Gatsby. One of his most famous short stories, Fitzgerald wrote “The Rich Boy” about one of his friends in the guise of a wealthy, old-money protagonist, Anson Hunter, and the effects of wealth on his character and thus with women, love, and life. It originally appeared in two parts, in the January and February 1926 issues of Redbook. The January installment described it as, “A great story of today's youth by F. Scott Fitzgerald.” “The Rich Boy” is a masterpiece of twentieth-century American fiction.

Editorial Reviews

JULY 2022 - AudioFile

F. Scott Fitzgerald spent much time exploring wealth and its effects on those who have it. The title character in this audiobook, Anson Hunter, suffers from his wealth as much as he enjoys it as he searches for love. The story’s time frame covers the period from his days at Yale to his success as a stockbroker at age 30. Sadly, the audiobook suffers from narrator Wayne Evans’s haste and accent. A story of privilege should be told—as Fitzgerald does—in the voice of a member of the privileged class, and unhurriedly. Evans rushes through the text with his own northern Great Plains accent, utterly unlike that of any character in the story. The novella is still enjoyable, but it could be better served. D.M.H. © AudioFile 2022, Portland, Maine

Product Details

BN ID:	2940178058893
Publisher:	Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Publication date:	06/07/2022
Edition description:	Unabridged

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