This volume is part of a new series of novels, plays and stories at GCSE/Key Stage 4 level, designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus. Each text includes an introduction, pre-reading activities, notes and coursework activities. Also provided is a section on the process of writing, often compiled by the author. The fabulous parties at Gatsby's mansion are legendary; guests dance until dawn at the home of their mystery host. But whose face is he searching for in the crowds? What secret sorrow lies behind his great fortune? And what was it that made Gatsby "great"?

 

This book was recognised in the Big Read Top 100 category by the Bbc Book Awards.

This book is part of a book series called New Longman Literature 14-18 .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 4. KS4 covers school years 10 and 11, and ages 15-16 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 208 pages in this book. This book was published 1991 by Pearson Education Limited .

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (1896 - 1940) was an American writer, now widely regarded as one of the greatest of the 20th century. Among his works are "Tender is the Night", "The Last Tycoon" and of course, "The Great Gatsby". His works are windows into the "Jazz Age" America of the 1920s.