Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells: The Best of Early Vanity Fair
| PUBLISHER | Penguin Publishing Group (11/03/2015) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Offering readers an inebriating swig from the great cocktail shaker of the Roaring Twenties--the Jazz Age, the age of Gatsby--Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells showcases unforgettable writers in search of how to live well in a changing era. Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter introduces these fabulous pieces written between 1913 and 1936, when the magazine published a Murderers' Row of the world's leading literary lights, including: - F. Scott Fitzgerald on what a magazine should be
- Clarence Darrow on equality
- E. E. Cummings on Calvin Coolidge
- D. H. Lawrence on women
- Djuna Barnes on James Joyce
- John Maynard Keynes on the collapse in money value
- Dorothy Parker on a host of topics, from why she hates actresses to why she hasn't married
- Clarence Darrow on equality
- E. E. Cummings on Calvin Coolidge
- D. H. Lawrence on women
- Djuna Barnes on James Joyce
- John Maynard Keynes on the collapse in money value
- Dorothy Parker on a host of topics, from why she hates actresses to why she hasn't married
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ISBN-13:
9780143127901
ISBN-10:
014312790X
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
432
Carton Quantity:
18
Product Dimensions:
5.40 x 0.90 x 8.40 inches
Weight:
0.70 pound(s)
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Price on Product
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Literary Collections | Essays
Literary Collections | Modern - 20th Century - General
Literary Collections | Magazines & Newspapers
Grade Level:
College Freshman
and up
Dewey Decimal:
814
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Offering readers an inebriating swig from the great cocktail shaker of the Roaring Twenties--the Jazz Age, the age of Gatsby--Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells showcases unforgettable writers in search of how to live well in a changing era. Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter introduces these fabulous pieces written between 1913 and 1936, when the magazine published a Murderers' Row of the world's leading literary lights, including: - F. Scott Fitzgerald on what a magazine should be
- Clarence Darrow on equality
- E. E. Cummings on Calvin Coolidge
- D. H. Lawrence on women
- Djuna Barnes on James Joyce
- John Maynard Keynes on the collapse in money value
- Dorothy Parker on a host of topics, from why she hates actresses to why she hasn't married
- Clarence Darrow on equality
- E. E. Cummings on Calvin Coolidge
- D. H. Lawrence on women
- Djuna Barnes on James Joyce
- John Maynard Keynes on the collapse in money value
- Dorothy Parker on a host of topics, from why she hates actresses to why she hasn't married
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