The Great Gatsby

F. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald (1896-1940)

Approximate level: B1
Length: 49,977 words
Reading time: 4 h 10 min
Chapters: 9
Language: English
On Project Gutenberg since: 2021

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F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel explores wealth, first love, marriage, and social life on Long Island during the Jazz Age. Its narrator reflects on judgment and human behavior in polished, sometimes ironic prose. The vocabulary includes formal expressions and period references, while sentences can be long, layered, and full of qualifications. You will encounter both social observation and psychological themes, with a narrative voice that may require careful reading to follow its shifts in tone and perspective.

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Subjects

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

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