The curious case of Benjamin Button & other stories / F. Scott Fitzgerald ; text adaptation by Clare West ; illustrated by Nick Hardcastle.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Dominoes ; 3Publication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2011.Description: 83 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 9780194249270 (pbk.)
  • 0194249271 (pbk.)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PE 1126 F553c 2011
Contents:
The curious case of Benjamin Button -- Bernice bobs her hair -- The cut-glass bowl -- A short trip home -- Josephine: a woman with a past -- The wedding party -- The diamond as big as the Ritz
Summary: What happens when a man lives his life backwards, or a family owns a diamond as big as the Ritz Hotel? How can a boring girl become more popular, a careless young woman become more sensible, or a cut-glass bowl destroy a married woman's life? What does a young man do to save the girl that he likes from an evil ghost, or to forget old feelings for a woman when she marries another man? Read this collection of short stories by one of America's finest storytellers to find out.
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The curious case of Benjamin Button -- Bernice bobs her hair -- The cut-glass bowl -- A short trip home -- Josephine: a woman with a past -- The wedding party -- The diamond as big as the Ritz

What happens when a man lives his life backwards, or a family owns a diamond as big as the Ritz Hotel? How can a boring girl become more popular, a careless young woman become more sensible, or a cut-glass bowl destroy a married woman's life? What does a young man do to save the girl that he likes from an evil ghost, or to forget old feelings for a woman when she marries another man? Read this collection of short stories by one of America's finest storytellers to find out.

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