First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers and now, lifelong Gatsby fans and new readers alike will be enchanted by this special edition, expanding the audience for this ...
The Great American Novel of love and betrayal in the Jazz Age is now a major film.
From the green light across the bay to the billboard with spectacled eyes, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 American masterpiece roars to life in K. Woodman-Maynard’s exquisite graphic novel—among the first adaptations of the book in this ...
This classic work encapsulating the decadence and excess of the 1920s "Jazz Age" follows the unassuming Nick Carraway on his search for the American Dream, which leads him to the doorstep of Jay Gatsby, an enigmatic millionaire known for ...
This is a haunting classic novel that stays with the reader. "Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction-Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.
The story of the mysteriously wealthy Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy is exquisitely captured in this enchanting and unique edition.
The novel was inspired by a youthful romance Fitzgerald had with a socialite, and by parties he attended on Long Island's North Shore in 1922. Following a move to the French Riviera, he completed a rough draft in 1924.
The story of the book primarily concerns the young and mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and his quixotic passion and obsession with the beautiful former debutante Daisy Buchanan.
Architecture/Environment How to design buildings that heat with the sun, cool with the wind, light with the sky, and move into the future using on-site renewable resources Developed for rapid use during schematic design, this book clarifies ...
The novel was most recently adapted to film in 2013 by director Baz Luhrmann, while contemporary scholars emphasize the novel's treatment of social class, inherited wealth compared to those who are self-made, race, environmentalism, and its ...
The Great Gatsby: Hauptbd. / F. Scott Fitzgerald. Notes by Rudolph F. Rau
This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers.The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career.
The Far Side of Paradise: A Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Rev. ed. New York: Vintage, 1959. Turnball, Andrew, ed. The Letters of F. Scott Fitzgerald, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1963. West, James L.W., III.
Classic / British English During one hot summer on Long Island, Jay Gatsby throws an amazing party every weekend.
Viewed through the eyes of an outsider, Gatsby's life is the story of a generation – glitz and glamour turning sour, and the high life turning to ashes.
Snell was there three days before he went to the penitentiary, so drunk out on the gravel drive that Mrs. Ulysses Swett's automobile ran over his right hand. The Dancies came, too, and S. B..
This is a haunting classic novel that stays with the reader. "Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction-Gatsby, who represented everything for which I have an unaffected scorn.
The Great Gatsby
Moving West George Wilson tells Tom that he has lived at the garage too long and needs to move away. He plans to go West, taking Myrtle with him. The Wilsons have been in the 'valley of ashes' for eleven years. They have become fixed in ...
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