What will the heralded war hero, Dali Rimple, do with himself?

Once all the hands shaking and parades are over.

F. Scott Fitzgerald, today on the Classic Tales Podcast.

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Today's story is in the collection of short stories, flappers and philosophers.

In this story, Fitzgerald uses the image of a fence to make some wonderful points.

I hope you like it.

And now, Dali Ripple goes wrong by F. Scott Fitzgerald.

In the millennium, an educational genius will write a book to be given to every young man on the date of his dissolution.

This work will have the flavor of Montanue's essays and Samuel Butler's notebooks and a little of Tolstoy and Marcus Aurelius.

It will be neither cheerful nor pleasant, but will contain numerous passages of striking humor.

Since first-class minds never believe anything very strongly until they've experienced it, its value will be purely relative.

All people over thirty will refer to it as depressing.

This prelude belongs to the story of a young man who lived as you and I do before the book.

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