The Great Gatsby Original Classic Edition

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<b>Long regarded as one of the greatest American novels of the twentieth century, The Great Gatsby expresses many of the central themes of the American myth: romance, love, the quest for wealth and status, loneliness, and corruption.</b><br><br>The novel follows Jay Gatsby, a mysterious self-made man, in his desperate quest for the love of the beguiling Daisy Buchananand for a place in the highest ranks of society. Gatsbys fate reflects the emptiness and disappointment that come from his search.<br><br>First published in 1925, Gatsby is regarded as the epitome of the spirit of the Roaring Twenties: the fast life, new wealth, and a glamour and a frivolity that prove to be hollow. Fitzgeralds genius portrays this world with humor, insight, and the profound sympathy that is the hallmark of all great fiction.<br><br>F. SCOTT FITZGERALD (18961940) was one of the most admired writers of the twentieth century. His works include<i>This Side of Par¬adise, The Beautiful and Damned,</i>and<i>Tender Is the Night. The Great Gatsby</i> is by far his best-known and most beloved novel.

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