This Side of ParadisePublished in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature. The novel explores the theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking. |
Contents
Amory Son of Beatrice | 3 |
Spires and Gargoyles | 37 |
The Egotist Considers | 90 |
Copyright | |
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