F. Scott Fitzgerald books in order
American writer
- Lived
- 1896–1940
- Country
- United States
- Books
- 36
F. Scott Fitzgerald published 8 novels, 1 novella, 24 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book, 1 play and 1 other book, beginning with Flappers and Philosophers (1920). The best-known is The Great Gatsby (1925).
Updated September 2026
Where to start with F. Scott Fitzgerald
Standalone novels in order
This Side of Paradise (1920)
The Beautiful and Damned (1922)
The Great Gatsby (Apr 1925)
Tender Is the Night (1934)
The Love of the Last Tycoon (1941)
The Crack-Up (1945)
The Letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald (1963)
The Great Gatsby (2000)
Novellas in order
The Diamond as Big as the Ritz (Jun 1922)
Short story collections in order
Dalyrimple Goes Wrong (1920)
Flappers and Philosophers (1920)
Tales of the Jazz Age (1922)
All the Sad Young Men (1926)
TAPS at REVEILLE Short Stories (1935)
The Crack-up, with Other Pieces Andstories (1936)
The Pat Hobby Stories (1940)
Bits of Paradise (1951)
The Saturday Evening Post Treasury (1954)
More Stories to Remember (1958)
Understanding Fiction (1959)
Babylon Revisited (1963)
The Fitzgerald Reader (1963)
The Ice Palace (1963)
Fifty Best American Short Stories (1965)
Great Short Stories of the World (1972)
The Lucifer Society (1972)
Great American Short Stories [34 Stories] (1977)
Treasury of Great Short Stories (1984)
The United States in Literature (1985)
The Short Story (1987)
Short Fiction (1989)
Bernice Bobs Her Hair and Other Stories (1996)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Other Jazz Age Stories (2007)
Non-fiction in order
Dear Scott, Dear Max (1971)
Plays in order
The Vegetable (1923)
Other books in order
Gretchen's Forty Winks (1924)
Film and TV adaptations
- The Beautiful and Damned (1922)Film · from The Beautiful and Damned
- The Great Gatsby (1926)Film · from The Great Gatsby
- The Great Gatsby (1949)Film · from The Great Gatsby
- The Great Gatsby (1974)Film · from The Great Gatsby
- The Great Gatsby (2013)Film · from The Great Gatsby
- Tender Is the Night (1962)Film · from Tender Is the Night
- The Last Tycoon (1976)Film · from The Love of the Last Tycoon
- The Last TycoonTV · from The Love of the Last Tycoon
About F. Scott Fitzgerald
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald, widely known as F. Scott Fitzgerald or simply Scott Fitzgerald, was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. He is most notable for his novels depicting the flamboyance and excess of the Jazz Age, a term that he popularized in his short story collection Tales of the Jazz Age. He published four novels, four story collections, and 164 short stories. He achieved transient success and fortune in the 1920s, but did not receive critical acclaim until after his death. He is now widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
F. Scott Fitzgerald FAQ
- How many books has F. Scott Fitzgerald written?
- F. Scott Fitzgerald published 8 novels, 1 novella, 24 short story collections, 1 non-fiction book, 1 play and 1 other book that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read F. Scott Fitzgerald's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with The Great Gatsby.
- What is F. Scott Fitzgerald's last book?
- The Love of the Last Tycoon (1941).
- What is F. Scott Fitzgerald's most famous book?
- The Great Gatsby (1925) is F. Scott Fitzgerald's most widely read book.
- Which F. Scott Fitzgerald books have been adapted?
- 4 books have been adapted for film or TV, including The Beautiful and Damned (film, 1922), The Great Gatsby (film, 1926), Tender Is the Night (film, 1962) and The Love of the Last Tycoon (as The Last Tycoon, film, 1976).
- Can I read F. Scott Fitzgerald's books for free?
- Yes. 7 books by F. Scott Fitzgerald are in the public domain in the US and free to read online or download here.
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers, free texts from Project Gutenberg. Last updated September 2026.