After its publication by Scribner's in April 1925,The Great Gatsbyreceived generally favorable reviews, though some literary critics believed it did not equal Fitzgerald's previous efforts. Compared to his earlier novels,This Side of Paradise(1920) andThe Beautiful and Damned(1922), the novel was...
Winesburg, Ohio(full title:Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small-Town Life) is a 1919 short story cycle by the American authorSherwood Anderson. The work is structured around the life of protagonist George Willard, from the time he was a child to his growing independence and ulti...