On April 10, 1925, F. Scott Fitzgerald's famous socially critical novel 'The Great Gatsby' was published. The story takes place in 1922, during the Roaring Twenties, a time of prosperity in the United States after World War I. The book received critical acclaim and is generally considered Fitzgerald's best work. It is also widely regarded as a "Great American Novel" and a literary classic, although it didn't sell very well during Fitzgerald's lifetime.