Main Title: Great Gatsby, The
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Author: Fitzgerald, F. Scott
First Published: 1925
Publisher Used for Citing: Scribner
Type: Fiction
Period: 20th Century

For a moment the last sunshine fell with romantic affection upon her glowing face; her voice compelled me forward breathlessly as I listened – then the glow faded, each light deserting her with lingering regret like children leaving a pleasant street at dusk.


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