The Great Gatsby
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's third novel, set in 1922 New York City and Long Island, chronicling Jay Gatsby's doomed pursuit of Daisy Buchanan. Developed under the working title *Trimalchio in West Egg* and published on April 10, 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons. First printing of 20,000 copies sold slowly amid mixed initial reviews; a second printing during Fitzgerald's lifetime still had unsold copies at his death in 1940. Rediscovered in the late 1940s and 1950s, experiencing exponential growth to become a standard U.S. high-school curriculum text.
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Institutional Significance
First printing of 20,000 copies sold slowly amid mixed initial reviews; a second printing during Fitzgerald's lifetime still had unsold copies at his death in 1940.
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Core Milestone
F. Scott Fitzgerald's third novel, set in 1922 New York City and Long Island, chronicling Jay Gatsby's doomed pursuit of Daisy Buchanan.
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Historical Benchmark
Developed under the working title *Trimalchio in West Egg* and published on April 10, 1925 by Charles Scribner's Sons.
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Key Benchmark
Published April 10, 1925; initial 20,000-copy printing sold slowly, later becoming a perennial U.S. curriculum staple and entering U.S. public domain in 2021.
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