F. Scott Fitzgerald

Step into the roaring twenties with F. Scott Fitzgerald's timeless masterpiece, The Great Gatsby. This novel invites readers into a world characterised by glitz, glamour, and the relentless pursuit of the American Dream. Nestled in the opulent enclave of West Egg, Long Island, the story follows the enigmatic and fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby. Known for his lavish parties that attract...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Tender is the Night 'Well, you never knew exactly how much space you occupied in people’s lives.' American Dick Diver and his wife Nicole are the epitome of 1920s elegance and sophistication, entertaining friends and pursuing a glamorous lifestyle at their French Riviera villa. When Rosemary Hoyt, a...

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a timeless classic that delves into the heart of the American Dream. Set against the opulent backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, this novel paints a vivid picture of a society where wealth and status are the ultimate pursuits. The story follows Nick Carraway, a young man from the Midwest who moves to...

One of literature's most renowned stories of decadence and betrayal is now available in an affordable softcover edition, featuring striking hand-painted cover art from Laci Fowler and distinctive interior design elements, making it ideal for classic fiction lovers, readers in high-school or college literature courses, and fans of annual reading challenges and "Required Reading" lists. Beloved by fans across the...

While holidaying at a villa on the French Riviera, Dick and Nicole Diver, a wealthy American couple, meet the young film star Rosemary Hoyt. Her arrival causes a stir in their social circle and exposes the cracks in their fragile marriage. As their relationship unravels, glimpses of their troubled past emerge, and a series of disturbing events unfolds. Peopled by...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited – they went there’ Jay Gatsby’s Long Island mansion throngs with the bright young things of the Roaring Twenties. But...

The Great Gatsby, the great American novel of love and betrayal in the Jazz Age, is now a major film. ‘I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited – they went there.’ Jay Gatsby’s opulent Long Island mansion throngs with...

Tender is the Night tells the story of Dick and Nicole Diver who have transformed the French Riviera into a playground for the rich and glamorous. Within their exclusive circle is Rosemary Hoyt, a beautiful starlet innocent to the corruption and dark secrets shadowing their marriage. As Dick becomes entangled with Rosemary, he destabilises the fragile bond with Nicole, leading...

A stunning new edition with deluxe cover treatments, ribbon markers, luxury endpapers, and gilded edges. The unabridged text is accompanied by a glossary of Victorian and literary terms produced for the modern reader. Considered to be F. Scott Fitzgerald's greatest work, The Great Gatsby is a vivid and timely portrait of the allure and dangerous excess of the Jazz Age....

A brand new imprint from Penguin Classics Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. But one thing will always be out of his reach... Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing and debating his mysterious character. For Gatsby—young, handsome, fabulously rich—always seems...

In The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald captures the flamboyance, the carelessness, and the cruelty of the wealthy during America's Jazz Age. The Great Gatsby lives mysteriously in a luxurious Long Island mansion, playing lavish host to hundreds of people. And yet no one seems to know him or how he became so rich. He is rumoured to be everything...

A one-of-a-kind, beautifully packaged and illustrated gift edition of the original 1925 printing of The Great Gatsby. Considered perhaps the greatest American novel of all time, and a true classic of twentieth-century literature, The Great Gatsby tells the story of the wealthy, quixotic Jay Gatsby and his obsessive love for debutante Daisy Buchanan. Originally published in 1925, this special gift...

Love, ambition, and wealth take centre stage in this collection of classic stories from the Jazz Age. Often described as the “Great American Novel,” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is the quintessential story of love, ambition, and wealth in the Roaring Twenties. In the Long Island village of West Egg, the rich and mysterious Jay Gatsby pursues the now-married...

Invited to an extravagantly lavish party in a Long Island mansion, Nick Carraway, a young bachelor who has just settled in the neighbouring cottage, is intrigued by the mysterious host, Jay Gatsby, a flamboyant but reserved self-made man with murky business interests and a shadowy past. As the two men strike up an unlikely friendship, details of Gatsby’s impossible love...

100th Anniversary Celebration: A richly illustrated deluxe edition of the American classic, with illuminating commentary by a preeminent Fitzgerald scholar. This is the most authoritative edition ever published. Read The Great Gatsby exactly as Fitzgerald intended—and get an inside look at its composition and publication. "Sumptuous." - Irish Independent Boats against the current, we are borne back ceaselessly to The...

No writer portrayed America's Jazz Age as vividly as F. Scott Fitzgerald. In his effervescent tales of ingenues on the prowl for husbands, Ivy League heirs en route to futures of idle entitlement, and endless alcohol-fuelled dance parties at ritzy country clubs, he limned a culture giddy with excess and as reckless as it was refined. Gifted with remarkable powers...

A beautiful deluxe gift edition of Fitzgerald's glittering Jazz Age masterpiece with foiled covers, marbled endpapers, sprayed edges, beautiful paper and finished with a silk ribbon. The Great Gatsby presents a world where the world and his mistress are at Jay Gatsby's party. But Gatsby stands apart from the crowd, isolated by a secret longing. In between sips of champagne,...

Relive the glorious excess of the roaring 1920s with this beautifully designed, jacketed hardcover edition of The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald's best-known novel is set in hedonistic Jazz Age Long Island and tells the story of millionaire Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of his former lover, Daisy Buchanan. A novel that touches on the topics of materialism, class, desire,...

Beautifully illustrated by Alice Tye, this is a cornerstone of modernist fiction and an incisive critique of wealth, class and the inescapable heartache of lost love. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings, and the champagne, and the stars. Glamour. Opulence. Excess. This is the world Jay Gatsby has created for himself,...

When Benjamin Button's father arrives at the hospital, he is surprised and ashamed to find his new baby boy is a weathered, aged man, to all appearances no younger than seventy years old. As time goes by, young Benjamin comes to no longer require a cane, his hair ceases to be grey, his limbs become less frail, his wrinkles less...

Introducing Little Clothbound Classics: irresistible, mini editions of short stories, novellas, and essays from the world's greatest writers, designed by the award-winning Coralie Bickford-Smith. Celebrating the range and diversity of Penguin Classics, they take us from snowy Japan to springtime Vienna, from haunted New England to a sun-drenched Mediterranean island, and from a game of chess on the ocean to...

The twentieth-century masterpiece, the authoritative new edition With a new foreword by Jesmyn Ward, author of the Women's Prize-shortlisted Sing, Unburied, Sing ‘There was music from my neighbour’s house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.’ Enigmatic, intriguing and fabulously wealthy, Jay...

Everybody who is anybody is seen at Jay Gatsby's glittering Long Island parties. Yet Gatsby himself is reserved, unknowable. He seems always to be watching and waiting, though no one knows what for. When he finally draws the beautiful Daisy Buchanan back into his orbit, he sets in motion a series of tragedies. And F. Scott Fitzgerald gives us what...

VINTAGE DECO - Nine blazing, daring novels to celebrate the 1920s - 100 years on. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars. The world and his mistress are at Jay Gatsby's party. But Gatsby stands apart from the crowd, isolated by a secret longing. In between...

An undisputed masterpiece of twentieth-century literature, this stunning, lavishly designed new edition of The Great Gatsby is perfect for Fitzgerald lovers and classics collectors alike. In his masterpiece, The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the paradisiacal illusions of the post–World War One generation, only to shatter them. At the heart of this piercing and defining novel of the Jazz...

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is now available in a stunning new hardback edition. These sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald's death. Jay Gatsby is the man who has everything. Everybody who is anybody is seen at his glittering parties. Day and night, his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young things drinking, dancing,...

Anthony and Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour. A brilliant and magnetic couple, they fling themselves at life with an energy that is thrilling. New York is a playground where they dance and drink for days on end. Their marriage is a passionate theatrical performance; they are young, rich, alive and lovely and they intend to inherit the...

Twenty new titles in the much-loved and hugely successful Penguin English Library series. I don't ask you to love me always like this, but I ask you to remember. Somewhere inside me there'll always be the person I am to-night. Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash, the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans...

The Great Gatsby, known as the Great American Novel of love and betrayal set in the Jazz Age. I believe that on the first night I went to Gatsby’s house I was one of the few guests who had actually been invited. People were not invited – they went there. Considered one of the all-time great American works of fiction,...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books Let me tell you about the very rich. They are different from you and me . . . In this glittering new selection of Fitzgerald's short stories, we meet Anson Hunter, The Rich Boy, whose opulent, haunting world paints a vivid portrait of the American elite. Absolution offers a poignant glimpse...

This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald explores the life of Amory Blaine, a young man rebelling against his staid, Midwestern upbringing with an ambition to acquire the patina of Eastern sophistication. In his quest for sexual and intellectual enlightenment, Amory progresses through a series of relationships, ultimately finding himself cast out into the real world.

A new hardback edition of Fitzgerald's brilliant and most famous novel. The Great Gatsby is the tale of Jay Gatsby, a man who seemingly has everything, yet one thing remains forever beyond his grasp. His glittering parties are the talk of the town, attended by everyone who is anyone. Day and night, his Long Island mansion buzzes with bright young...

Anthony and Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour. A brilliant and magnetic couple, they fling themselves at life with an energy that is thrilling. New York is a playground where they dance and drink for days on end. Their marriage is a passionate theatrical performance; they are young, rich, alive and lovely and they intend to inherit the...

Relive the romance and tragedy of the Roaring Twenties with this stunning 100th-anniversary edition of The Great Gatsby. F. Scott Fitzgerald's best-known novel is set in hedonistic Jazz Age Long Island. It centres on millionaire Jay Gatsby and his pursuit of his former lover, Daisy Buchanan. A classic that touches on the topics of materialism, class, desire, and the American...

Tender is the Night, F. Scott Fitzgerald's last completed novel, is edited by Arnold Goldman with an introduction and notes by Richard Godden in Penguin Modern Classics. Between the First World War and the Wall Street Crash, the French Riviera was the stylish place for wealthy Americans to visit. Among the most fashionable are the Divers, Dick and Nicole, who...

The Great Gatsby is Fitzgerald's glittering Jazz Age masterpiece. Jay Gatsby is a self-made man, famed for his decadent champagne-drenched parties. Despite being surrounded by Long Island's bright and beautiful, Gatsby longs only for Daisy Buchanan. In shimmering prose, Fitzgerald shows Gatsby pursue his dream to its tragic conclusion. The Great Gatsby is an elegiac and exquisite portrait of the...

As the tragic story unfolds, Gatsby's destructive dreams and passions are revealed, leading to disturbing consequences. A brilliant evocation of 1920s high society, The Great Gatsby peels away the layers of this glamorous world to display the coldness and cruelty at its heart. A beautiful new edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby coincides with the release...

For the centennial of its publication, a new edition of one of the most iconic of American novels, including four of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short stories about wealth and class from his collection All the Sad Young Men and an introduction by Min Jin Lee, the New York Times bestselling author of Pachinko. One of The Atlantic's Great American Novels...

Color in more than 40 scenes inspired by F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel about the Jazz Age. Add a splash of colour to the Jazz Age in the The Great Gatsby Coloring Book! Each spread features a scene from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel about the Lost Generation in 1920s America. As you colour in the Art Deco–style illustrations of...

Since its first publication in 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby has mesmerized readers with its dazzling portrayal of the Jazz Age, its haunting exploration of love and ambition, and its piercing critique of the American Dream. Now, this enduring classic is presented in a deluxe keepsake edition designed to be as captivating as the story itself, featuring: A...

Twenty-five-year-old Anthony Patch appears to have it all: a Harvard education, an apartment in New York City, memberships at all of the best clubs, and a generous trust fund to draw from. His grandfather is not happy with Anthony's feckless lifestyle, but can Anthony be blamed knowing that, as an orphan, he is destined to be the sole heir to...

Invited to an extravagantly lavish party in a Long Island mansion, Nick Carraway, a young bachelor who has just settled in the neighbouring cottage, is intrigued by the mysterious host, Jay Gatsby, a flamboyant but reserved self-made man with murky business interests and a shadowy past. As the two men strike up an unlikely friendship, details of Gatsby’s impossible love...

Monroe Stahr is a film producer at the height of his career, revered by the industry and in control of every aspect of his business empire. In his ruthless rise to the top, the young widower has had little time for sentiment, until he meets the beguiling Kathleen Moore and the two embark on an intense but ill-fated relationship. Told...

LARGE PRINT EDITION. Following his service in the First World War, a young Yale graduate moves to New York City for work. Living on Long Island, Nick Carraway meets a magnanimous millionaire named Jay Gatsby, who attempts to attract him to his hedonistic lifestyle. The Great Gatsby is the story of a lost generation, a novel of fortune and failure...

F. Scott Fitzgerald's debut novel of love and greed, now repackaged with a beautifully designed jacket by noted illustrator Malika Favre. This Side of Paradise tells the story of Amory Blaine, the only child of wealthy parents, whose journey from adolescence to adulthood follows him from prep school through to Princeton University, where his literary talents flourish, in contrast to...

Twenty-five-year-old Anthony Patch appears to have it all: a Harvard education, an apartment in New York City, memberships at all of the best clubs, and a generous trust fund to draw from. Sure, his grandfather is not happy with Anthony's lack of initiative and feckless lifestyle, but can Anthony be blamed knowing that, as an orphan, he is destined to...

When Nick Carraway moves to West Egg, Long Island, he has no idea that the lavishly outfitted mansion next to his modest house is home to Jay Gatsby. Eventually, Nick becomes aware of Gatsby's intense interest in his cousin Daisy Buchanan, and when Daisy's brutish husband, Tom, probes into Gatsby's background, he uncovers unsavoury revelations about his rival's wealth. First...

When Tudy’s first husband tragically dies, she takes up the offer of Tom, a family friend, to pay for her to go to study in France. After she and her benefactor become close, she agrees to marry him in Provence later that year. But as the wedding approaches, Tom discovers that his fiancée has become involved with Riccard, a dashing...

Discover the story of The Great Gatsby with this striking collector's edition from Union Square & Co.'s Signature Editions series! The classic texts that shaped our culture feature exclusive cover art by distinguished artist Malika Favre. Her bold, graphic style gives each classic literature book a small masterpiece for a jacket. Collect the set or prize this The Great Gatsby...

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In the newest entry in Beehive Books' ILLUMINATED EDITIONS line, Fitzgerald's hauntingly beautiful masterpiece is housed in a shimmering die-cut embossed slipcase, printed on uncoated acid-free paper, and published in an oversized 9x12" trim format. Fitzgerald's beloved account of the devastating costs of the American dream gets a fittingly gorgeous update in this high-end art-book edition, elaborately decorated by the...

Three of the great American novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the incomparable chronicler of the Jazz Age, are all together in one keepsake volume. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote some of the most acclaimed novels of the twentieth century, and literary scholars regard him as one of the finest American writers of all time. His stories were those of the “Lost...

The only edition of the beloved classic that is authorised by Fitzgerald's family and from his lifelong publisher. This edition is the enduring original text, updated with the author's own revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and with a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme...

A modern classic by F. Scott Fitzgerald, with an introduction by #1 New York Times bestselling author Amor Towles and a foreword by Fitzgerald's great-granddaughter Blake Hazard. Set in the south of France in the late 1920s, Tender Is the Night is the tale of a young American actress, Rosemary Hoyt, and her complicated relationship with the alluring couple Dick...

The only edition of the beloved classic that is authorized by Fitzgerald's family and from his lifelong publisher. This edition is the enduring original text, updated with the author's own revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and with a new introduction by National Book Award winner Jesmyn Ward. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme...

2021 Reprint of the 1925 Edition. The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald's third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. First published in 1925, this quintessential novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the mysteriously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island...

Complete edition of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Written in and describing the decadent period of 1920s America, Fitzgerald's lyrical verse is a tragically simple love story that is strangely profound. This is a haunting classic that stays with the reader. "Only Gatsby, the man who gives his name to this book, was exempt from my reaction—Gatsby, who...

There are only the pursued, the pursuing, the busy and the tired. Extravagant rumours abound of a man named Jay Gatsby who has newly arrived to the coastline of a section of Long Island known colloquially as West Egg. Long into the night, the mysterious Gatsby threw lavish parties at his sprawling estate, but when alone, Gatsby could be found...

Adaptive Reader Modern Editions: Bringing Classics to All Readers The Great Gatsby - Adapted for Struggling Readers Our goal is to make classic literature accessible to readers of all abilities. Adaptive Reader's modern editions of The Great Gatsby maintain the essence of F. Scott Fitzgerald's original while adapting the language for greater accessibility. Whether you're the parent or teacher of...

Amory Blaine, a young Midwesterner, is convinced that he has an exceptionally promising future. The reader follows Amory as he falls in love with Isabelle Borge, a wealthy young debutante; a cruel and narcissistic flapper named Rosalind Connage; and Eleanor, a reckless eighteen-year-old atheist. An autobiographical novel and a portrait of the dawning Jazz Age, This Side of Paradise launched...

The victor belongs to the spoils. F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, The Beautiful and Damned (1922), is a devastating portrait of a generation of wealthy young Americans who struggle to find meaning and happiness in their lives. The sophisticated but emotionally fragile Anthony Patch enjoys an initially idyllic marriage to the beautiful Gloria Gilbert. But their intense romance turns sour...

"We know the old adage about judging books by their covers, but how could you not when the covers are as lovely as these?" – Vogue (U.K.) The jacket design by Coralie Bickford-Smith reflects the elegance and glamour of the Art Deco period paired with the modern aesthetic of mechanical repetition. Each jacket comes with a detachable bookmark. Anthony and...

A collected edition of two classic texts by Fitzgerald that explore love, greed, and the American Dream, now in a beautiful gift edition for the Union Square & Co. Signature Clothbound Editions line. The Great Gatsby is not only Fitzgerald's greatest work—to many, it is the Great American Novel. When Nick Carraway moves to West Egg, Long Island, he has...

This deluxe hardback pocket edition presents one of the most celebrated American novels of all time, The Great Gatsby, with silver gilded page edges and foil-stamping. Jay Gatsby is a mystery to Nick. On the surface, he is a man of wealth and excess—throwing wild, extravagant parties that run deep into the night. But cracks begin to show in this...

The Great Jazz Age Novel The 1925 Original Version, with Classroom History The Great Gatsby is considered F. Scott Fitzgerald's magnum opus, exploring themes of decadence, idealism, social stigmas, patriarchal norms, and the deleterious effects of unencumbered wealth in a capitalistic society. Set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties, it serves as a cautionary tale,...

Relish a BRIEF ENCOUNTER with F. Scott Fitzgerald, and his iconic, fairy-talesque story of a man aging backwards, from old age to birth. The classic, moving tale of a man born old, destined to die young, and live at odds with his time. To the confusion and embarrassment of his family, Benjamin Button is born an old man. As the...

A gorgeously illustrated graphic novel adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s beloved American classic. First published in 1925, The Great Gatsby has been acclaimed by generations of readers and is now reimagined as a stunning graphic novel. Jay Gatsby, Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, and the rest of the unforgettable cast are rendered in vivid and evocative illustrations by artist Aya Morton....

Feel the swing and sway of the Jazz Age in this collection of stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Beautiful and Damned explores the world of America’s upper class during World War I and the beginning of the Jazz Age. Loosely based on Fitzgerald’s relationship with his wife, Zelda, the novel centres around Anthony Patch, a young...

This Norton Critical Edition includes: The 1925 first American edition text of the novel. A full introduction, a note on the text, and explanatory annotations by David J. Alworth. An unusually rich selection of contextual materials, including Fitzgerald's sources for his greatest novel, excerpts from his ledger and notebooks, three of his related short stories, twenty-two carefully chosen letters concerning...

The heir to his grandfather’s considerable fortune, Anthony Patch is led astray from the path to gainful employment by the temptations of the 1920s Jazz Age. His descent into dissolution and profligacy is accelerated by his marriage to the attractive but turbulent Gloria, and the couple soon discover the dangerous flip side of a life of glamour and debauchery. Containing...

Set during the Roaring Twenties, this masterful story by F. Scott Fitzgerald is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a young man who moves to Long Island and attempts to learn the bond business in New York City after the war. There, he co-mingles on Long Island with his affluent and wealthy socialite cousin Daisy Buchanan, her brute of...

Three of the great American novels by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the incomparable chronicler of the Jazz Age, are all together in one keepsake volume. F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote some of the most acclaimed novels of the 20th century, and literary scholars regard him as one of the finest American writers of all time. His stories were the stories of the...

No writer portrayed America's 'Roaring Twenties' as vividly as F. Scott Fitzgerald, and his stories seem as fresh today as they did nearly a century ago. F. Scott Fitzgerald: Classic Works features two novels - This Side of Paradise and The Beautiful and Damned - and 19 short stories, including the classics "Bernice Bobs Her Hair", "The Diamond as Big...

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is one of those 11 timeless classics that have stood the test of time, with enduring themes that have proved popular through the ages. Each edition includes its own concise introduction to guide the reader's thoughts and launch them into the text. These editions are designed to be accessible for both the academic...

The Great American Novel with the original classic cover art from 1926. 'Leaves the reader in a mood of chastened wonder...A revelation of life...A work of art.' Los Angeles Times Set during the Roaring Twenties, this masterful story by F. Scott Fitzgerald is told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a young man who moves to Long Island and attempts...

Love, ambition, and wealth take centre stage in this collection of classic stories from the Jazz Age. Often described as the “Great American Novel,” F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby is the quintessential story of love, ambition, and wealth in the Roaring Twenties. In the Long Island village of West Egg, the rich and mysterious Jay Gatsby pursues the now-married...

THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER ‘This belated collection shows us the depths of Fitzgerald's vision and talent. Only now are we beginning to appreciate what was lost’ The Pool I'd Die for You is a collection of the last remaining unpublished short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald, iconic author of The Great Gatsby and Tender Is the Night. All...

The Great Gatsby is a dazzling social satire, F. Scott Fitzgerald's masterpiece and a milestone in twentieth-century literature, now beautifully repackaged as part of the Penguin Essentials range. 'There was music from my neighbour's house through the summer nights. In his blue gardens men and girls came and went like moths among the whisperings and the champagne and the stars.'...