Links to help appreciate The Great Gatsby
Literary Works Referred to in the Novel
Trimalchio’s Feast Summary (Fitzgerald’s working title was Trimalchio of West Egg)
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/ancient/petronius-satyricon-feast.html
Castle Rackrent
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1424
Simon Called Peter
http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14579
Other works that give some background to the tale
The Rich Boy
http://www.gutenberg.net.au/fsf/THE-RICH-BOY.html
Arnold Rothstein (The historical figure Meyer Wolfsheim is based on)
https://langblog.englishplus.com/?p=1473
The 1926 The Great Gatsby Movie Trailer (only this and a few stills exist from this silent film)
http://youtu.be/c_3bob4nPdM
Other works of art and architecture
Virtual Tour of Seelbach Hotel, called the Mulebach in the novel, Louisville KY (Where the Buchanans had their wedding reception)
https://cloud.threshold360.com/locations/8415907/thresholds
El Greco Vista de Toledo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_of_Toledo
El Greco View and Plan of Toledo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/View_and_Plan_of_Toledo
Songs and Tunes Referred to in the Book
(I tried to find recordings from the early 1920s, ones that Fitzgerald himself may have listened to.)
The Sheik of Araby
https://youtu.be/dQZCn-3nMe0
3 O’clock in the Morning
http://youtu.be/PCQaZ0URnLA (McCormack. Considered the greatest tenor of his time.)
http://youtu.be/81cG10yNV5c (Whiteman, instrumental)
Beale St. Blues
https://youtu.be/lIBz-HfRui8 (W. C. Handy)
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Beale_Street_Blues (Lyrics)
The Love Nest
http://youtu.be/kgm6xrdLiqg (Scroll down “…More” for lyrics)
Ain’t We Got Fun
http://youtu.be/y041-eT6QrI (Scroll down “…More” for lyrics)
Miscellaneous Articles for some background
Fitzgerald’s Models
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/will-the-real-great-gatsby-please-stand-up-53360554/#kXx6BvsebF6MpxPA.03
Andrew Roberts on What the Doughboys Said about the War
http://online.wsj.com/articles/book-review-doughboys-on-the-great-war-by-edward-a-gutierrez-1418258359(may require access)