This Side of Paradise

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THIS SIDE OF PARADISE

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THIS
SIDE OF PARADISE

By

F. SCOTT FITZGERALD

. . . Well this side of Paradise! . . .
There's little comfort in the wise.
—Rupert Brooke.

 Experience is the name so many people
give to their mistakes.
—Oscar Wilde.

NEW YORK
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
1920


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Copyright, 1920, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS

Published April, 1920
Reprinted twice in April, 1920

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TO
SIGOURNEY FAY

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CONTENTS

BOOK ONE: THE ROMANTIC EGOTIST

  1. CHAPTERPAGE
  2. I.
    AMORY, SON OF BEATRICE
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    		3
  3. II.
    SPIRES AND GARGOYLES
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		41
  4. III.
    THE EGOTIST CONSIDERS
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		99
  5. IV.
    NARCISSUS OFF DUTY
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		131


[INTERLUDE: MAY, 1917-FEBRUARY, 1919.]


BOOK TWO: THE EDUCATION OF A PERSONAGE

  1. CHAPTERPAGE
  2. I.
    THE DÉBUTANTE.
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		179
  3. II.
    EXPERIMENTS IN CONVALESCENCE
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		212
  4. III.
    YOUNG IRONY
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		238
  5. IV.
    THE SUPERCILIOUS SACRIFICE
    ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
    		261
  6. V.
    THE EGOTIST BECOMES A PERSONAGE
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    		273

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