The Last Of The Belles by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald | Published: March 2, 1929

The Last Of The Belles Synopsis

"The Last of the Belles" is a short story by F. Scott Fitzgerald. It was published in The Saturday Evening Post on March 2, 1929, and in Taps at Reveille in 1935. Andy is a soldier who is in training for World War I in Tarleton. While Andy is in Tarleton, he meets a beautiful blond woman named Ailie Calhoun. Allie is a Southern beauty; all the other officers are attracted to her and pursue her. Allie rejected all the men except for one Earl Schoen.

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After Atlanta's elaborate and theatrical rendition of Southern charm, we all underestimated Tarleton. It was a little hotter than anywhere we'd been--a dozen rookies collapsed the first day in that Georgia sun--and when you saw herds of cows drifting through the business streets, hi-yaed by colored drovers, a trance stole down over you out of the hot light; you wanted to move a hand or foot to be sure you were alive.

So I stayed out at camp and let Lieutenant Warren tell me about the girls.

About F. Scott Fitzgerald

F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most iconic and influential American authors of the 20th century. He was born in 1896 in St Paul, Minnesota, and lived a life filled with literary success. His works are often characterized as capturing the glamour, excesses, and tragedy of the Roaring Twenties – a term Fitzgerald himself coined. His most famous novel is The Great Gatsby (1925), an enduring classic of American literature. Fitzgerald was deeply associated with America's Jazz Age culture, during which he wrote many stories. In 1924 Fitzgerald married Zelda Sayre, who became both his muse and critic throughout his career as an author. Find out more about F. Scott Fitzgerald at sevenov.com.