This Side of Paradise

This classic novel, first published in 1920, tells the story of Amory Blaine's moral education and sexual awakening, brilliantly capturing the rhythms of postwar America and the spirit of a generation dedicated to the pursuit of excitement, sophistication, and success.

CONTENTS

BOOK ONE: THE ROMANTIC EGOTIST

CHAPTER

I. Amory, Son of Beatrice

II. Spires and Gargoyles

III. The Egotist Considers

IV. Narcissus Off Duty

[Interlude: May 1917-February 1919.]

BOOK TWO: THE EDUCATION OF A PERSONAGE

CHAPTER

I. The Debutante

II. Experiments in Convalescence

III. Young Irony

IV. The Supercilious Sacrifice

V. The Egotist Becomes a Personage

Preface

THIS SIDE OF PARADISE

A Note on the Text

Further Reading

Notes

A Brief Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald