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The Great Gatsby (Annotated): A Historical and Literary Edition
Paperback
Classic FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $22.99
Publisher: Aegis & Owl Press, LLC
Published: Aug 4 2026
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.65 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age Classic-An Original Annotated Historical and Literary Edition
Everything You Need to Understand The Great Gatsby Without Interrupting the Story
This annotated edition of The Great Gatsby pairs F. Scott Fitzgerald's complete 1925 text with more than 220 original annotations by T. S. Causley. Thoughtfully placed at the end of each chapter, the commentary provides essential historical and literary context without disrupting the rhythm of Fitzgerald's story.
During the summer of 1922, Midwesterner Nick Carraway moves to West Egg, Long Island, and is drawn into the dazzling world of his mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Devoted to an elusive dream and the woman he has never stopped loving, Gatsby has created a life of extraordinary wealth and legendary parties. Through Nick's eyes, Fitzgerald reveals the longing, privilege, prejudice, and moral uncertainty beneath the glittering surface of the Jazz Age.
Drawing upon the history and culture of the Roaring Twenties, the annotations illuminate Prohibition, organized crime, postwar prosperity, class, race, social identity, and the changing American Dream. They also explain the music, fashions, customs, locations, automobiles, and material details familiar to Fitzgerald's original readers while revealing how symbolism, imagery, narrative technique, and recurring motifs deepen the novel's exploration of love, memory, reinvention, and loss.
Designed for first-time readers, students, educators, and longtime admirers of American classic literature, this accessible edition provides the background needed to understand The Great Gatsby as both a compelling novel and an enduring examination of wealth, aspiration, and the American Dream.
Includes:
- Editorial Introduction by T. S. Causley
- More Than 220 Original Annotations
- Complete 1925 Text of The Great Gatsby
- Jazz Age Historical and Cultural Context
- Literary Analysis and Commentary
- Curated Further Reading
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