This Side of Paradise
F. Scott Fitzgerald
This Side of Paradise, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s first novel broke the wave of youthful energy pent-up and ready to explode in the United States after the First World War. Periods of High Romanticism tend to flourish in the wake of wars, and the character of that exuberant flowering of the self depends in large measure on whether the war was won or lost. In the 20’s America was victorious and wealthy and confident and young, and This Side of Paradise focusses its considerable energy and style on the victorious, the wealthy, the confident and the young. The story, a rewrite of Fitzgerald’s first manuscript with the working title, The Romantic Egoist, explores the life of Amory Blaine, Princeton University student, a literary young man in love with beauty and the women with family money and last names who descend to conquer those handsome, talented young men who, in their turn, aspire to lives above themselves on America’s invisible though very real class system. The tragedy inherent in Amory Blaine’s quest is the illusion of ascent. His initially innocent and well-intentioned efforts at love are damaged by the underside of his worldly ambitions: greed and the acquisition of social superiority. (Summary by Michael Hogan)
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Product Details
| Read by: | Mark F. Smith |
| Length: | 9 hours 49 minutes |
| Type: | Solo reading |
| Media: | MP3 CD |
| Package: | Paper sleeve |
| Item No.: | CD-1056 |
| List Price: | $3.99 |
| Artwork: | Disc contains 300 dpi image files for printing |
| CD label art: | Includes both square JPG and round PNG formats |
| CD jewel case art: | Includes cover, inner insert, and J-card |
| DVD case art: | Includes wrapper for Amaray box and inner insert |
Credits
Production
Book Coordinator: Mark F. Smith
Meta Coordinator: Laura Caldwell
Proof Listener: Ans Wink
Artwork
Cover: Illustration from the first edition dustcover of This Side of Paradise (1920)
DVD Inset: Photograph of F. Scott Fitzgerald c. 1921 in "The World's Work" (June 1921 issue)
DVD Insert background image: Study of F. Scott Fitzgerald by Gordon Bryant, Shadowland magazine (1921)
The Recordings
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The Recordings
These recordings were made using the author’s original published work, which is in the public domain. The readings were recorded by members of Librivox.org, which has generously made the recordings available to the public domain. While Librivox condones the sale and distribution of these recordings, it is not associated with the management or operations of MP3 Audiobook Classics. The audio files have been edited and engineered using professional audio tools for maximum sonic quality. We spend considerable time and effort to ensure the recordings are free of noise, equalized for maximum listener pleasure, and that tracks are leveled and normalized to provide a consistent listening experience.
Table of Contents
| Track | Chapter | Length |
| 01 | 01 - Book One Ch 1 - Amory Son of Beatrice | 29:27 |
| 02 | 02 - Chapter 1 Part 2 | 25:10 |
| 03 | 03 - Chapter 1 Part 3 | 21:21 |
| 04 | 04 - Chapter 2 Part 1 | 35:09 |
| 05 | 05 - Chapter 2 Part 2 | 38:21 |
| 06 | 06 - Chapter 2 Part 3 | 38:48 |
| 07 | 07 - Chapter 3 Part 1 | 39:29 |
| 08 | 08 - Chapter 3 Part 2 | 21:37 |
| 09 | 09 - Chapter 4 Part 1 | 31:26 |
| 10 | 10 - Chapter 4 Part 2 | 25:24 |
| 11 | 11 - Chapter 4 Part 3 | 30:01 |
| 12 | 12 - Book Two Chapter 1 Part 1 | 29:30 |
| 13 | 13 - Chapter 1 Part 2 | 38:58 |
| 14 | 14 - Chapter 2 Part 1 | 29:49 |
| 15 | 15 - Chapter 2 Part 2 | 21:21 |
| 16 | 16 - Chapter 3 Part 1 | 27:12 |
| 17 | 17 - Chapter 3 Part 2 | 18:45 |
| 18 | 18 - Chapter 4 | 22:10 |
| 19 | 19 - Chapter 5 Part 1 | 27:23 |
| 20 | 20 - Chapter 5 Part 2 | 37:28 |
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