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The Great Gatsby
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Transport back to the 1920s jazz-era with F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel about love, loss, greed, and envy, The Great Gatsby.
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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, and the American Dream, this enduring classic continues to capture imaginations nearly a century after its first publication. This edition includes a biographical timeline for Fitzgerald, as well as a further reading section if you'd like to learn more about the impact of this novel. At the start of the 2020s, this highly collectible edition of this American masterpiece is the perfect addition to any personal library.
Essential volumes for the shelves of every classic literature lover, the Chartwell Classics series includes beautifully presented works and collections from some of the most important authors in literary history. Chartwell Classics are the editions of choice for the most discerning literature buffs.
Other titles in the Chartwell Classics Series include: Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft; Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales; Complete Novels of Jane Austen; Complete Sherlock Holmes; Complete Tales & Poems of Edgar Allan Poe; Complete Works of William Shakespeare; Divine Comedy; Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Tales; The Essential Tales of H.P. Lovecraft; The Federalist Papers; The Inferno; The Call of the Wild and White Fang; Moby Dick; The Odyssey; Pride and Prejudice; The Essential Grimm's Fairy Tales; Emma; The Secret Garden; Anne of Green Gables; The Essential Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe; The Phantom of the Opera; The Communist Manifesto and Das Kapital; Republic; Frankenstein; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea; The Picture of Dorian Gray; Meditations; Wuthering Heights; A Tale of Two Cities; Beowulf; The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Other Stories; Adventures of Huckleberry Finn; Little Women.
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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,...Hardback$2600Elsewhere:$2799Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is often lauded for its depiction of the Jazz Age and exploration of the American Dream's complexities. Critics commend Fitzgerald's lyrical prose and compelling portrayal of characters enmeshed in wealth and longing. The novel is frequently recognised as a poignant commentary on the illusions of success and the moral decay beneath the era's glittering facade.
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ISBN: 9780785839996
Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 05 April 2022
Country: United States
Imprint: Chartwell Books Inc.,U.S.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 146.0mm
Height: 191.0mm
Weight: 314g
Pages: 168
About the Author
Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was an American writer best known for his novels depicting the 1920s Jazz Age, the most famous and critically acclaimed of them being The Great Gatsby. His other novels are This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, and Tender Is the Night. He also published short stories and wrote screenplays.
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