A beautiful new edition of F Scott Fitzgerald's classic novel The Great Gatsby to coincide with the release of Baz Luhrmann's film' There was music from my neighbour's house through the summer nights In his blue gardens men & girls came & went like moths among the whisperings & the champagne & the stars' Everybody who is anybody is seen at the glittering parties held in millionaire Jay Gatsby's mansion in West Egg east of New York The riotous throng congregates in his sumptuous garden coolly debating Gatsby's origins & mysterious past None of the frivolous socialites understands him & among various rumours is the conviction that 'he killed a man' A detached onlooker Gatsby is oblivious to the speculation he creates but always seems to be watching & waiting though no one knows what for As writer Nick Carraway is drawn into this decadent orbit Gatsby's destructive dreams & passions are revealed leading to disturbing & tragic consequences' Not only a page turner & heartbreaker it's one of the most quintessentially American novels ever written' Time F Scott Fitzgerald was born in St Paul Minnesota in 1896 He studied at Princeton University before joining the army in 1917 In 1920 he married Zelda Sayre Their traumatic relationship & subsequent breakdowns became a major influence on his writing Among his publications were five novels This Side of Paradise The Great Gatsby The Beautiful & the Damned Tender is the Night & The Last Tycoon (his last & unfinished work); six volumes of short stories & The Crack-Up a selection of autobiographical pieces F Scott Fitzgerald died suddenly in 1940 ...

Fitzgerald's classic tale of jazz-era New York & the mysterious party-throwing millionaire Jay Gatsby It's 1922 & New York is electric A hotbed of jazz glamour & scandal The playground of the super-rich & the new home of Nick Carraway a Mid-Western man chasing his American dream For eighty dollars a month Carraway finds himself the unlikely neighbour of his beautiful cousin Daisy Buchannan & a mysterious millionaire
- Jay Gatsby From the shadow of Gatsby's mansion Carraway is drawn into the glittering captivating world of the wealthy
- their parties their love affairs & their lies & as he watches his new friends he writes their story A tale of roaring excess impossible love & the devastating tragic consequences

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This volume is part of a new series of novels plays & stories at GCSEKey Stage 4 level designed to meet the needs of the National Curriculum syllabus Each text

Includes:: an introduction pre-reading activities notes & coursework activities Also provided is a section on the process of writing often compiled by the author The fabulous parties at Gatsby's mansion are legendary; guests dance until dawn at the home of their mystery host But whose face is he searching for in the crowds? What secret sorrow lies behind his great fortune? & what was it that made Gatsby great?

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Academy Award winner Mira Sorvino heads a prestigious cast in this sumptuous adaptation of F Scott Fitzgerald&s classic novel of doomed love & ambition considered by many to be the one of the greatest American love stories ...

Baz Luhrmann writes directs & produces this adaptation of the F Scott Fitzgerald novel starring Leonardo Di Caprio Tobey Maguire & Carey Mulligan Set in the 1920s the story follows aspiring writer Nick Carraway (Maguire) as he moves to New York & becomes intrigued by his neighbour Jay Gatsby (Di Caprio)&s lavish lifestyle & mysterious past As Nick finds himself caught up in the world of the wealthy he witnesses romantic entanglement & betrayal Gatsby&s true nature is slowly exposed & his involvement with old flame Daisy Buchanan (Mulligan) ultimately leads to tragedy The soundtrack was overseen by Jay-Z & features music from amongst others Beyonce Andre 3000 William Lana Del Rey & Florence & the Machine as well as Jay-Z himself Ultraviolet Expiry Date November 11 2015 Extra Content Deleted Scenes ...

Join Nick Carraway as you explore the mansions & bungalows of Long Island the parlors of New York City & the heart & soul of the Roaring Twenties Attend extravagant parties & lush gatherings as you dance the Charleston with a happy couple harboring scintillating secrets Sip bootleg gin with a mysterious millionaire desperate to bring the passions of the past into the present in Great Gatsby a fun Hidden Object game Gorgeous scenes Variety of minigames Bring this novel to life! ...

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- JAY Z2 Back To Black
- Beyonce Andre 30003 Bang Bang
- william 4 A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We


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An enhanced exam section expert guidance on approaching exam questions writing high-quality responses & using critical interpretations plus practice tasks & annotated sample answer extracts Key skills covered focused tasks to develop analysis & understanding plus regular study tips revision questions & progress checks to help students track their learning The most in-depth analysis detailed text summaries & extract analysis to in-depth discussion of characters themes language contexts & criticism all helping students to reach their potential ...

' Nobody knew what had gone wrong with Humphrey Perhaps it was his ectoplasm ' Humphrey the Horrible sounds scary but he's actually a very friendly skeleton with twinkling eye sockets & jangling finger bones Humphrey dreams of being ghastly like his brother
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- or terrifying like his bloodsucking vampire-bat cousins But when Humphrey discovers an evil plot to exorcise his family he finally realizes you don't have to be spine-chillingly fearsome to be a hero With beautiful cover illustration by Alex T Smith creator of the Claude series The Great Ghost Rescue is a wonderfully spooky young-fiction title from the award-winning author of Journey to the River Sea Eva Ibbotson ' Eva Ibbotson weaves a magic like no other Once enchanted always enchanted' Michael Morpurgo

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Kevin Mc Kidd & Anthony Head star in this family film directed by Yann Samuell When young ghost Humphrey (Toby Hall) & his family are evicted from their home due to redevelopment they start looking for a new place to haunt As they visit potential new locations they discover that ghosts from all over the world are having the same problem; castles & mansions are being bought up by money-grabbing property developers to turn in to shopping centres & entertainment complexes Humphrey & his new friends decide to try to reclaim their homes from the living with hilarious consequences along the way ...