"The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic - their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose.... But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground" (2.1-20)
"Unlike Gatsby and Tom Buchanan I had no girl whose disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and blinding signs and so I drew up the girl beside me, tightening my arms. Her wan, scornful mouth smiled and so I drew her up again, closer, this time to my face." - end of ch.4
"The eyes of Doctor T. J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic - their retinas are one yard high. They look out of no face but, instead, from a pair of enormous yellow spectacles which pass over a nonexistent nose.... But his eyes, dimmed a little by many paintless days under sun and rain, brood on over the solemn dumping ground" (2.1-20)
The great gatsby chapter II page 27
Fascinating, thanks for this
My brother had a copy but lost it years ago....the idiot.
Kill him
A copy of what? Of the 1925 edition? GTFO
idiot times £120k ;-)
Great video and interesting too.
Thank you,
Jeff
Got it! :) With dust jacket!
Tanya Bell I'm so jealous. In the words of DJ Khaild "Congratulations, don't you ever play ya-self." Lol
Great video!
Was Coney Island in the book?
"Unlike Gatsby and Tom Buchanan I had no girl whose disembodied face floated along the dark cornices and blinding signs and so I drew up the girl beside me, tightening my arms. Her wan, scornful mouth smiled and so I drew her up again, closer, this time to my face." - end of ch.4
Joe would be excited.
Joe who?