The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby is F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age novel, first published by Charles Scribner's Sons in New York on 10 April 1925; Chatto & Windus issued the first British edition in London in 1926. Narrator Nick Carraway tells of Jay Gatsby's pursuit of Daisy Buchanan on Long Island.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Scribner, 1925
- First published
- Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1925
- First UK edition
- Chatto & Windus, 1926
- Worth
- Not yet valued
Spot the first edition: Page 60: reads "chatter" (first printing) Full identification guide
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First edition
- 1st Scribner1925 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
Later and other editions
- Grey Walls Press1948 Hardback Not yet valued Log in to want this
On screen
- The Great Gatsby Film, 1926
- The Great Gatsby Film, 1949
- The Great Gatsby Film, 1974
- The Great Gatsby Film, 2000
- The Great Gatsby Film, 2013
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More by F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Flappers and Philosophers1920 · 2 editions
- This Side of Paradise1920 · 2 editions
- Tales of the Jazz Age1922 · 2 editions
- The Beautiful and Damned1922 · 2 editions
- The Diamond As Big As the Ritz1922 · 2 editions
- Tender Is the Night1934 · 3 editions
- The Last Tycoon1941 · 2 editions
- The Crack-Up1945 · 1 edition
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Who published the first edition of The Great Gatsby?
The first edition of The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published in New York by Scribner in 1925.
How many editions of The Great Gatsby are there?
We track 2 editions of The Great Gatsby, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has The Great Gatsby been adapted for film or television?
Yes, including The Great Gatsby (film, 2013), The Great Gatsby (film, 2000), The Great Gatsby (film, 1974).
How can I tell if my copy of The Great Gatsby is a first edition?
Check the title page and its reverse (the copyright page) against the edition: publisher, place and date should match, with no later printing or edition stated. Where we know the issue points, they are listed on the edition's page.
Where these facts come from
- The Great Gatsby, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Great Gatsby (Q214371), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- Great Gatsby, Bauman Rare Books (baumanrarebooks.com)
- The Great Gatsby, first British edition 1926, Antiquarian Auctions (antiquarianauctions.com)
Every fact on this page was checked against the sources listed. Checked 17 October 2026.