Download or read book The Great Gatsby: The Authentic Edition from Fitzgerald's Original Publisher written by F. Scott Fitzgerald and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-05-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authentic edition from Fitzgerald’s original publisher. The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers. The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, of lavish parties on Long Island at a time when The New York Times noted “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession,” it is an exquisitely crafted tale of America in the 1920s. The Great Gatsby is one of the great classics of twentieth-century literature.