{"product_id":"the-smart-set-fiction-george-jean-nathan-9781632923929","title":"The Smart Set (Fiction: 1913-1923): A Modern Times Anthology","description":"\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. \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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Jean Nathan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1632923920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781632923929\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Times Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 486\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.08d","brand":"George Jean Nathan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46927876751615,"sku":"9781632923929","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6fae303e-5abb-46bc-b24b-414eaaf14bbc.jpg?v=1749373244","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-smart-set-fiction-george-jean-nathan-9781632923929","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}