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Summary "The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald wasn't a widely popular book right away. Free editions given to World War II soldiers helped the book gain its success.

Content <p>"The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/lifestyle/lifestyle-books" target="_blank" rel="noopener">classic piece of literature</a> today that has been read by millions. </p><p>The book set on Long Island during the Jazz Age is a work read by English classes across the country.</p><p>The story told by narrator Nick Carraway about his wealthy, mysterious neighbor, Jay Gatsby, and his love for Daisy Buchanan wasn’t always one popular among critics. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/classic-must-read-books" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>18 MUST-READ CLASSIC BOOKS THAT HAVE REMAINED POPULAR YEARS AFTER THEIR ORIGINAL PUBLICATION</strong></a></p><p>Fitzgerald’s earlier works, "The Side of Paradise" (1920) and "The Beautiful and Damned" (1922), were much better received.</p><p>Fitzgerald never got to see the success of "The Great Gatsby" in his lifetime. </p><p>Initially, when the book was a mere $2 to buy, there were fewer than 20,000 copies sold. </p><p>The very last royalty check Fitzgerald received for the work before his death on Dec. 21, 1940, was for $13.13, according to the Washington Post. </p><p><a href="https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><strong>CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER</strong></a></p><p>It wasn’t until <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/category/topic/world-war-two" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World War II</a> that "The Great Gatsby" saw a huge boost in popularity.</p><p>During the war, the United States government came up with a program in which they shipped out pocket-sized versions of books for soldiers to read in their downtime. "The Great Gatsby" was one of the books chosen for this program. </p><p>The books chosen fell into a wide variety of genres, so there was something for everyone. </p><p>There were a total of 1,324 titles published in the series, according to the Library of Congress.</p><p>There were 155,000 free Armed Service Editions of "The Great Gatsby" given to U.S. soldiers, according to the Library of Congress.</p><p>After that was when the book saw a huge boost in popularity. </p><p>Now, there have been more than 25 million copies of "The Great Gatsby" sold. </p><p>The story has also been made for the big screen four times.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/various-movie-adaptations-f-scott-fitzgeralds-great-gatsby-filmed-over-nearly-100-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">newest film version of the book</a> is the most popular. The Baz Luhrmann-directed movie sees Leonardo DiCaprio as Jay Gatsby, Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan, Joel Edgerton as Tom Buchanan and Tobey Maguire as Nick Carraway. </p><p><i><strong>For more Lifestyle articles, visit </strong></i><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><i><strong>www.foxnews.com/lifestyle</strong></i></a><i><strong>.</strong></i></p>

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