The Great Gatsby: An essential, best-loved classic (Collins Classics)

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a classic American novel set during the Jazz Age and centred on Jay Gatsby, a mysterious millionaire whose lavish parties attract New York's wealthy society. Narrated by Nick Carraway, the story explores Gatsby's obsession with Daisy Buchanan and the dream he has built around their past. Beneath the glamour, Fitzgerald examines wealth, class, desire, ambition and the fragility of the American Dream. Its elegant prose and enduring themes have made the novel one of the defining works of twentieth-century American literature.