F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" at 100 07:21. Dotting the water's edge of Long Island's Manhasset Bay, the opulence of the homes speaks for itself.

F. Scott Fitzgerald would be flabbergasted to hear that on the 100th anniversary of its publication, “The Great Gatsby” is being celebrated around the world. Fitzgerald knew that he had ...

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” published 100 years ago this month, is regarded by many scholars and critics as the greatest American novel of the twentieth century. The eloquence ...

In the spring of 1940, F. Scott Fitzgerald was worried about “The Great Gatsby.” It had been fifteen years since the novel was published, and the author had little to show for it. “My God I ...

"The Great Gatsby," the great American novel, turns 100 04:13. When F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote "The Great Gatsby" at the height of the roaring '20s, he couldn't possibly realize that the book would ...

Teaching ‘The Great Gatsby,’ after 100 years F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel has spent years on high school reading lists. How are literature professors teaching it today?

Long Island plays an essential role in the legacy of “The Great Gatsby,” serving as the real-world backdrop that inspired F. Scott Fitzgerald’s fictional setting. In particular, the affluent ...

A copy of "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is displayed June 6, 2013 at Sotheby's in New York. (Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images) The first review of “The Great Gatsby,” published a ...

Dancers Ellie Lehman, left, and Julia Zakharkiv pose with guests celebrating the 100th anniversary of 'The Great Gatsby' at The Empire Steakhouse Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Manhattan, New York.

And I’ve been quoting him ever since. “Gatsby” tells us that the American Dream is elusive — perhaps even a mirage — but it does so in language so gorgeous, it makes that dream irresistible.

So [Gatsby] would look towards my house, and there would be the green light.” 15 The Gold Coast of Long Island both has and hasn’t changed since F. Scott Fitzgerald penned the great novel.

In honor of the 100th birthday of The Great Gatsby, throw a party worthy of this great party novel, movie, and musical. Summon your own Trimalchio in West Egg with these 1920s recipes for ...