F. Scott Fitzgerald 
Great Gatsby [EPUB ebook] 

Set during the Roaring Twenties against a backdrop of jazz music, bootlegging, and lavish parties, The Great Gatsby is the story of Midwesterner Nick Carraway’s introduction to the decadent world of his fabulously wealthy neighbour Jay Gatsby, whose thirst for riches is matched only by his tragic pursuit of the beautiful Daisy Buchanan. A true literary classic that unfolds at a time when "gin was the national drink and sex the national obsession, " The Great Gatsby is widely considered to be one of the best novels of the twentieth century (The New York Times)."One of the greatest works of American literature. . . . A timeless evocation of the allure, corruption, and carelessness of wealth."-The Times"It is the American masterwork, the finest work of fiction by any of this country’s writers." -The Washington Post