F. Scott Fitzgerald’s third book, The Great Gatsby, stands as the supreme achievement of his career. This exemplary novel of the Jazz Age has been acclaimed by generations of readers and is considered by many to be the great American novel. It is the story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby, his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan, and lavish parties on Long Island at a time when, as The New York Times noted, “gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession.”