This Side of Paradise tells the story of Amory Blaine as he grows from pampered childhood to young adulthood, and learns to know himself better. F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel, it made him instantly famous and stamped him as the bard of the Jazz...
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This Side of Paradise tells the story of Amory Blaine as he grows from pampered childhood to young adulthood, and learns to know himself better. F. Scott Fitzgerald's first novel, it made him instantly famous and stamped him as the bard of the Jazz Age. Intro -- Contents -- Introduction -- Note on the Text -- Select Bibliography -- A Chronology of F. Scott Fitzgerald -- THIS SIDE OF PARADISE -- BOOK ONE: THE ROMANTIC EGOTIST -- 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 -- I. The Débutante -- II. Experiments in Convalescence -- III. Young Irony -- IV. The Supercilious Sacrifice -- V. The Egotist Becomes a Personage -- Explanatory Notes.
