《最后的美女》以菲茨杰拉德对未来妻子泽尔达的追求为灵感，故事围绕来自佐治亚州塔勒顿的南方美女艾莉•卡尔霍恩展。她是附近一个军事基地所有军官关注的对象，包括叙述者安迪。这个故事探讨了未完成的梦想和失去的青春，既让人惆怅而伤感，被认为是菲茨杰拉德***的短篇小说之一。本书还包括菲茨杰拉德其他几个广受赞誉的故事，如《雅各布的梯子》、《游泳的人》和《新娘派对》，这些故事创作于1927年至1931年，这段时间他还在努力创作《夜色温柔》。

包含：《雅各布的梯子》、《回家的短途旅行》、《碗》、《最后的钟声》、《陛下》、《在你这个年龄》、《游泳的人》、《两个错误》、《新娘派对》、《海外之旅》、《旅馆的孩子》。

Inspired by Fitzgerald's own courtship of his future wife Zelda, 'The Last of the Belles' centres on the Southern beauty Ailie Calhoun from Tarleton, Georgia, who finds herself the object of attention of all the officers at a nearby army base, including the narrator, Andy. A wistful and melancholy exploration of unfulfilled dreams and lost youth, the story is considered one of Fitzgerald's finest pieces of short fiction. This volume also includes other acclaimed stories - such as 'Jacob's Ladder', 'The Swimmers' and 'The Bridal Party' - written by Fitzgerald between 1927 and 1931, during the prolonged period in which he was struggling to compose Tender Is the Night.

Contains: Jacob's Ladder, A Short Trip Home, The Bowl, The Last of the Belles, Majesty, At Your Age, The Swimmers, Two Wrongs, The Bridal Party, One Trip Abroad, The Hotel Child