The third collection of short tales by F. Scott Fitzgerald, All the Sad Young Men, was released by Scribners in February 1926. Fitzgerald created the tales during a period of disappointment. He was having money problems, he thought his wife Zelda was having an affair, she had a slew of health ailments, and his play The Vegetable had been a disaster.At the time the book was released, Ring and Ellis Lardner, who lived nearby, received a dedication. There are nine stories in the collection. The Rich Boy " Winter Dreams " The Baby Party " Absolution " Rags Martin-Jones and the Pr-nce of W-les " The Adjuster " Hot and Cold Blood " The Sensible Thing " Gretchen's Forty Winks"