F. Scott Fitzgerald&;s romantic and witty first novel&;written when he was only twenty-three years old and catapulted Fitzgerald to instant fame&;is now available in a beautifully designed special collector&;s edition.This Side of Paradise is F. Scott Fitzgerald&;s debut novel. The book&;s critical success was driven in part by the enthusiasm of reviewers, and it catapulted Fitzgerald to instant fame. H. L. Mencken wrote that is was the &;best American novel that I have seen of late.&; An examination of the lives and morality of post-World War I youth, this semiautobiographical story of the handsome, indulged, and idealistic Princeton student Amory Blaine brilliantly captures the rhythms and romance of Fitzgerald&;s university days and offers a poignant portrait of the Lost Generation.