The Great Gatsby (1925), F. Scott Fitzgerald`s masterpiece, stands among the greatest of all American fiction. Jay Gatsby`s lavish lifestyle in a mansion on Long Island`s gold coast encapsulates the spirit, excitement, and violence of the era Fitzgerald named `the Jazz Age`. Impelled by his love for Daisy Buchanan, Gatsby seeks nothing less than to recapture the moment five years earlier when his best and brightest dreams - his `unutterable visions` - seemed to be incarnated in her kiss.

A moving portrayal of the power of romantic imagination, as well as the pathos and courage entailed in the pusuit of an unattainable dream, The Great Gatsby is a classic fiction of hope and disillusion. This edition is fully annotated with a fine Introduction incorporating new interpretation and detailing Fitzgerald`s struggle to write the novel, its critical reception and its significance for future generations.