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F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby

Written by Matthew Joseph Bruccoli

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416 pages, about 8 hours of reading

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"The Great Gatsby" is regarded as the most widely taught and read American literary classic. This volume is intended to help readers fully enjoy and understand this work that continues to become part of the equipment of educated people. Also provides information on the author's intentions in writing this work and the knowledge, values, standards and biases of the public at the time of its initial publication.

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