Christina's review of Bohemians, bootleggers, flappers, and swells

Christina reviewed Bohemians, bootleggers, flappers, and swells by Friend, David

No cover — Friend, David, Graydon Carter: Bohemians, bootleggers, flappers, and swells (2014)

For the magazine's centenary celebration, an anthology of pieces from the early golden age of …

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4 stars

Didn't read all of it, just the profiles, essays, poetry, and stories I thought I'd find interesting.
4 stars, as I have no doubt the editors were judicious and careful about what to include as a time capsule, but I read maybe 65% of it. Some of the prose was drier than expected (e.g. Stephen Leacock, Douglas Fairbanks), and some more alluring (Paul Gallico's profile on Babe Ruth, Aldous Huxley's essay on Modern).