The Smart Set Conversations by H. L. Mencken, George Jean Nathan, Owen Hatteras

Mencken, H. L.; George Jean Nathan; Owen Hatteras. The Smart Set Conversations. Washington, D.C.: Ether Editions, 2023. Octavo (8vo); 172pp. On the eve of the First World War, two iconoclastic young journalists, H. L. Mencken and George Jean Nathan, were offered the co-editorship of The Smart Set , a New-York based magazine with literary ambitions. During their nine years as co-editors, from 1914 until 1923, Mencken and Nathan transformed The Smart Set into a must-read of the early jazz era, established themselves as two of America's foremost critics, and became bona-fide celebrities in American popular culture. Indeed, "Mencken and Nathan" were at times as popular collectively as they were separately, even when writing under their joint pseudonym, Owen Hatteras.