This edition is a faithful re-typsetting of the 1925 text, checked against the original edition, with updates and corrections based on Fitzgerald's own handwritten notes from the Princeton archives.Unlike bargain-priced print on demand editions, this edition is attractively formatted and easy to read, with standard margins and a reasonable font size. As in the original edition, the text of the novel runs to 180 pages. Avoid editions which compress the text to 120 pages or less, as the readability suffers.An Afterward on critical reception contains a selection of 1925 reviews, including a mixed review  written by H. L. Menken in The Chicago Daily Tribune.Published in 1925, The Great Gatsby received largely positive reviews, but sales disappointed in comparison to F.

Scott Fitzgerald's first two novels. By the time of Fizgerald's death in 1940, it was out of print. Today the novel is not merely the most popular of Fitzgerald's writings but frequently acclaimed as the great American novel.Narrator Nick Carraway moves to New York to make his fortune in the bond market, and is drawn into the extravagant parties of his Long Island neighbor, the mysterious and rich Jay Gatsby. The novel captures the dazzling Jazz Age, but it is more than a period piece. At its center is the very American question of self invention.