{"product_id":"the-smart-set-fiction-1913-1923-a-modern-times-anthology-paperback","title":"The Smart Set (Fiction: 1913-1923): A Modern Times Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge Jean Nathan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eWillard Huntington Wright\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDavid Stromberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere was a time when the writing in The Smart Set set the tone for the social and cultural debates of the period. Founded in 1900 as a magazine for New York's upper classes, The Smart Set became a venue for the literary avant-garde in 1913 under the editorship of Willard Huntington Wright. His his year-long tenure introduced a new level of quality, maintained and developed by his successors, co-editors H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan-who turned The Smart Set into a cultural force unlike any in the literary landscape of the time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the editors: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eH. L. Mencken (1880-1956) was an author and editor whose reputation preceded him-courting controversy at every turn and projecting. As co-editor of The Smart Set and The American Mercury with George Jean Nathan, he gave more writers their first chance than most editors of his time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGeorge Jean Nathan (1882-1958) was a theater critic and editor. As co-editor of The Smart Set and The American Mercury with H.L. Mencken, he had an outsize influence on American literature and drama. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWillard Huntington Wright (1888-1939), an art critic known as S. S. Van Dine-a name under which he published detectives novels-edited The Smart Set between 1913-1914, turning the periodical into one of America's most ambitious literary magazines.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 486\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.08 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53744392044851,"sku":"9781632923929","price":36.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/oYFHsr_mwx9781632923929.webp?v=1785234952","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-smart-set-fiction-1913-1923-a-modern-times-anthology-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}