The Great Gatsby (Annotated)

Unabridged 1925 Text with New Foreword, Historical Context, Themes, and Study Guide

By: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Narrated by: Gus Vassos

This annotated Bear Classics edition is unique because it includes:

• New foreword on the Jazz Age and the American Dream
• Historical overview of 1920s New York society and Prohibition
• Themes in The Great Gatsby (class, desire, illusion, identity)
• Reader’s guide with discussion prompts for book clubs
• Unabridged 1925 text, faithfully reproduced

About the book:
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby follows narrator Nick Carraway as he’s drawn into the glittering orbit of Jay Gatsby—an enigmatic millionaire obsessed with recovering a lost love. Across East Egg and West Egg, lavish parties and ash-gray valleys, Fitzgerald exposes the fault lines of class, desire, and the myth of the American Dream. This Bear Classics edition frames the novel for contemporary listeners without altering Fitzgerald’s original text.

Edition notes:
Differentiated public domain edition edited by Gus Vassos.

Public-domain text; original foreword, historical overview, themes commentary, and reader’s guide © 2025 Gus Vassos / Bear Studios Productions Inc.

©2025 Gus Vassos / Bear Studios Productions Inc. (P)2026 Bear Studios Productions Inc.