Cover of The Great Gatsby

The Great Gatsby

by F. Scott Fitzgerald

First published
1925
Reading level
Easy
Price
Free

About the book

"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a novel published in 1925. Set in the Jazz Age on Long Island, it follows narrator Nick Carraway as he becomes drawn into the world of his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, a wealthy millionaire who throws extravagant parties. Gatsby harbors an obsession with reuniting with Daisy Buchanan, a woman from his past now married to the affluent Tom. The story captures the glamour, excess, and moral complexities of 1920s America.

  • Psychological fiction
  • First loves
  • Married women
  • Rich people
  • Long Island (N.Y.)

Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #64317. The Great Gatsby on Wikipedia.

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