Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells: The Best of

Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells: The Best of Early Vanity Fair
Offering readers an inebriating swig from the great cocktail shaker of the Roaring Twentiesâ€”the Jazz Age, the age of Gatsbyâ€”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 Murderersâ€™ Row of the worldâ€™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 hasnâ€™t married
Country USA
Manufacturer Penguin Books
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2014-10-30
Format Kindle eBook

Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells: The Best of Early Vanity Fair