The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald – 100 Celebrating and Counting of the Great American Novel Featuring the Original 1926 Classic Cover Art Hailed as the Great American Novel , The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald’s timeless masterpiece of love, ambition, and the American Dream. First published in 1925 and set during the Roaring Twenties, this enduring classic captures the glamour and moral decay of Jazz Age America with unmatched elegance and precision. Told through the eyes of Nick Carraway, a young Midwesterner who relocates to Long Island after World War I, the novel follows Nick as he enters the world of New York’s wealthy elite while learning the bond business in Manhattan. He becomes entangled with his cousin Daisy Buchanan, her domineering husband Tom Buchanan, and the coolly independent Jordan Baker. Living next door to a lavish mansion across the bay, Nick hears whispers of the enigmatic Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire known for his extravagant parties. When Gatsby learns of Nick’s connection to Daisy, he draws Nick into a carefully constructed plan to rekindle a lost love. What follows is a haunting exploration of obsession, illusion, class, and the dangers of trying to relive the past—culminating in tragedy. Renowned for its exquisitely crafted prose, rich symbolism, and unforgettable characters, The Great Gatsby remains a cornerstone of American literature, widely studied in classrooms and cherished by readers worldwide. This edition is beautifully presented as part of the Clydesdale Classics series and features the original 1926 cover artwork, making it an ideal choice for collectors, students, and first-time readers alike. About the Clydesdale Classics Series Clydesdale Classics offers handsome, affordable trade editions of essential literary works that define our cultural heritage. From Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn to Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl , this curated series preserves the voices of history’s most influential writers in accessible, reader-friendly formats. Perfect for: Fans of classic and American literature - Students and educators - Book collectors and gift-givers - Readers interested in the Jazz Age, the American Dream, and timeless literary fiction Praise for The Great Gatsby "A curious book, a mystical, glamourous story of today." — The New York Times “One of the most quintessentially American novels ever written.” ― Time   “The American masterwork, the finest work of fiction by any of this country’s writers.” ― The Washington Post "Leaves the reader in a mood of chastened wonder . . . A revelation of life . . . A work of art." — Los Angeles Times "A remarkable book. . . . It has interested and excited me more than any new novel I have seen, either English or American, for a number of years. . . . . It seems to me to be the first step that American fiction has taken since Henry James." —T.S. Eliot. "There are many novels which claim that they are the greatest love story of all time. It is only in the case of this novel that that statement can be applied and be true." — The Guardian "Fascinating . . . His style fairly scintillates, and with a genuine brilliance; he writes surely and soundly." — New York Post "Were you to lay this thing out by the sentence, it’d be as close as an array of words could get to strands of pearls. “The cab stopped at one slice in a long white cake of apartment-houses”? That line alone is almost enough to make me quit typing for the rest of my life. " — The Paris Review F. Scott Fitzgerald  is often referred to as one of the single-most important authors in modern history. His "Lost Generation" contemporaries included the likes Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein, and other literary giants. At the age of 24, he published This Side of Paradise , which catapulted him to fame. A week later, he married Zelda Sayre, the love of his life, with whom he would spend the remainder of his days in an often-tumultuous but legendary romance. Throughout his career, he penned hundreds of short stories as well as classic books like Tender is the Night , The Beautiful and the Damned , and the widely successful Great Gatsby . He died at the age of 44 from a heart attack, after losing a long-term battle with alcoholism.