# This Side of Paradise

This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is a wealthy and attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature and has a series of romances that eventually lead to his disillusionment. In his later novels, Fitzgerald would further develop the book's theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking. one or more chapters are available in a spoken word format.
THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
By
F. SCOTT FITZGERALD
NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1920
Copyright, 1920, by CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
Published April, 1920 Reprinted twice in April, 1920
TO SIGOURNEY FAY
BOOK ONE: THE ROMANTIC EGOTIST
* CHAPTERPAGE
* I.AMORY, SON OF BEATRICE................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................3
* II.SPIRES AND GARGOYLES................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................41
* III.THE EGOTIST CONSIDERS................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................99
* IV.NARCISSUS OFF DUTY................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................131
[INTERLUDE: MAY, 1917-FEBRUARY, 1919.]
BOOK TWO: THE EDUCATION OF A PERSONAGE
* CHAPTERPAGE
* I.THE DÉBUTANTE.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................179
* II.EXPERIMENTS IN CONVALESCENCE................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................212
* III.YOUNG IRONY................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................238
* IV.THE SUPERCILIOUS SACRIFICE................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................261
* V.THE EGOTIST BECOMES A PERSONAGE................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................273
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